BUILDING MATERIALS. Mortar/plaster: 63 frr., 0.33 kg. Tesserae (133): 74 white, 27 red, 32 black.
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COIN: follis of Justinian I from Constantinople (541/2 C.E.; KC101).
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POTTERY. Roman (131 frr., 2.90 kg): 1 ESB body with mortar, Athenian Painted-ware keel-rim bowl (KP363); plain ware; utilitarian ware; cooking ware; MRA7.
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SMALL FINDS. Glass (1 fr.): base, light greenish blue (goblet with tall, hollow stem, KM321).
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SMALL FINDS. Metal: 7 total: 1 bronze needle (KM331); 4 nonjoining frr. iron nails, heavily corroded incl 3 shanks with domed, circular heads (Type VII; p.L. 0.054, Th. shank 0.009, Diam. head 0.018; p.L. 0.043, Th. shank 0.007, Diam. head 0.025; p.L. 0.031, Th. shank 0.008, Diam. head 0.021), 1 convex head, probably circular (p.Diam. 0.018); 2 frr. iron, irregular: nail shanks? (max. p. dim. 0.017, 0.016).
Explanation of deposition
Sediment over central to south floor of chamber from use and disuse of Octagon, with slight contamination from mixed fill in WWII ditch cutting down into Octagon.