Locus TRB0910-002 [permalink]
Type
Locus
In excavation trench
Trench B-09/11-10
Logical part of
Loci
Published as
Rifeetal2022, p. 70
Contents of Unit
BUILDING MATERIALS. Stone (2 frr., 0.03 kg): 2 Pentelic marble chips. Revetment with sculpted decoration in bluish gray schistose marble (KA034). Mortar/plaster: 426 frr., 57.85 kg. Tesserae (14): 12 white, 2 black. Tile/brick: 219 frr., 19.25 kg.
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COIN: bronze coin probably of Theodosius II? (ca. 425-450 C.E.; KC074).
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MODERN DEBRIS. 1 fr. barbed wire.
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POTTERY. Greek (2 frr., 0.038 kg): 2 Corinthian A/A′ amphora.
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POTTERY. Roman (1,031 frr., 8.74 kg): standard colluvial assemblage, date-range to Late Roman.
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SMALL FINDS. Glass (7 frr.): 3 body, colorless (ribbed bowl); 4 body, colorless.
Contents of Unit
SMALL FINDS. Metal: 2 frr. bronze nails, including 1 rounded shank with slightly domed, oval head (Type I; p.L. 0.016, Th. shank 0.003, Diam. head 0.009) and 1 shank with flat, square head (Type II; p.L. 0.017, Th. shank 0.006, p.W. head 0.012).
Explanation of deposition
Mixed fill inside WWII ditch with foxholes cutting down into Octagon, including some displaced structural debris from the Octagon.
In Deposit or Stratum
Koutsongila Deposit B17
In Deposit or Stratum
Koutsongila Deposit B18
Location in unit
Middle to lower level across central trench over north ambulatory.
Uninventoried Type Present
Brick
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Corinthian Type A Amphora
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Glass Ribbed Bowl
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Nail
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Tessera(e)
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Tile
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Unclassified Architectural Decoration
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Unclassified Glass
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Unclassified Mortar/Plaster
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Unclassified Pottery
Linked to

KA034 (Late Roman Bluish-Gray Schistose Marble Revetment)

KC074 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II?)