Daily Log

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June 15, 1978

AM

Boxes of tile: 2

Boxes of pottery: 1

Grids F-G/28-30 were excavated further this morning through a stratum of brown soil intermixed with large stones and frequent tile fragments.  The depth of the cut when measured from the upper foundation walls of the northern extention is approx. 2 m 50.  Finds today included a female terracotta head, fragments to a large yellowware vessel, perhaps with profile preserved, and two large coarseware handle fragments with decoration and bucchero pieces.

The formation of rocks cleaned beneath the "Galestra" in grids B-D/28=33 is most probably bedrock.

19780015

19780015

• Find 1
• F-28
• Terracotta female antefix head
  • drawing
  • photo

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19780057

19780057

• Find 2
• F-G/28-30
• Yellow ware vessel with single handle
• drawing
• photo

19780018

19780018

• Find 3
• G-30
• Coarseware pottery with decoration incisde, perhaps a letter
• drawing
• photo

19780193

19780193

• Find 4
• F-29
• Coarseware fragment with decoration
• drawing
• photo

19780011

19780011

• Find 5
• D-28
• Bucchero fragment with incised letter
• drawing
• photo

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Photos of trench.

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PM

Boxes of tile: 2

Boxes of pottery: 1/2

Work on this afternoon consisted of a further excavation of grids F-G/28-30.  The earth at this level consists of a concentrated packing of "fist-size" stones laid on top of each other.  The presence of air cavaties within the packing allows one to remove the stones by hand.  An abundance of tile fragments have been found jammed between stones.

The depth of the packing at this time cannot be ascertained.  Pottery pieces found include bucchero, coarseware handles, and more pieces of a yellow ware vessel found this morning.