GENERALE
Il professor Clark Spencer Larsen, co-direttore del Progetto Badia Pozzeveri, introduce il suo ruolo all'interno del cantiere e la nuova stagione di scavi. |
AREA 2000In mattinata è stato esposto e rimosso l’individuo Usk 2590 la cui sepoltura s’importa all’interno della trincea centrale US-2581; dello scheletro, in cattivo stato di conservazione, si preservano parzialmente le diafisi dei femori e delle tibie, poste distese e parallele. In seguito, è stato proseguito lo scavo della trincea centrale che proseguirà nei prossimi giorni. Più a Sud, esternamente alla trincea, è stato indagato il taglio US- 2587, avente forma ellissoidale regolare; la rimozione del riempimento ha permesso la ancora parziale messa in luce di USk 2594, orientato Ovest Est e in ottimo stato di conservazione. La completa documentazione sarà terminata nella giornata di domani.
After presenting our site, 2000, we took photos and points of the newly exposed cuts for sector B. Then we began excavation on those cuts, exposing two fragmented tibiae and two fragmented femora belonging to the same individual located in the trench in sector B. Excavation of one of the cuts directly south of the trench revealed a well-preserved cranium, facing east suggesting that it was of the medieval period. The mandible of the skull was hanging open. Also associated with this skeleton were both humeri, both tibiae and femora and the right iliac blade. The hands seem to be on the pelvis but we will further excavate this area tomorrow to expose more of the medieval skeleton. Also found in this area in another cut and fully documented was a mandible, teeth, and two humeri of poor condition. Many iron deposits and charcoal were found in this area. The grave was cut by another grave excavated last year, which had contained a cholera victim. While the excavation of these cuts in sector B were underway, the cut US -2576 was also excavated in sector A. Uncovered was a reduction area located on top of a primary burial. So far both femora and feet, along with the left tibia, fibula, and patella and the right of coxa have been exposed. Tomorrow pictures and points will be taken of the reduction and the bones will be removed so the primary burial located underneath can be fully exposed and documented. |
AREA 3000La terza settimana di scavo è iniziata con il completamento della messa in luce dell’individuo USK 3558, orientato W-E e deposto in decubito dorsale all’interno della fossa sepolcrale US – 3539, nella porzione centro-meridionale del Settore B. L’inumato, probabilmente un giovane adulto, si presenta in cattivo stato di conservazione e del corpo rimane solamente la parte inferiore del torace, il coxale sinistro, parte dell’epifisi prossimale e distale del femore sinistro, della tibia e della fibula dello stesso lato. Il resto del corpo è stato probabilmente asportato in parte da un’altra tomba ed in parte dai mezzi meccanici utilizzati lo scorso anno durante l’ampliamento meridionale dell’area. Lungo la sezione sud-occidentale della trincea moderna che divide W-E il Settore B in due parti, è stato individuata una fossa sepolcrale, US – 3569 che sarà indagata nei prossimi giorni. Today in Area 3000, we continued to excavate and document the burial of a subadult missing its head and parts of the lower limbs found in the southern part of sector B. The skeleton was removed from the grave, and the cut of the grave was found. This grave appears to be cut by another grave in the western-most aspect of the burial according to stratigraphic variation. We also cleaned the grave cut of a burial in the middle of sector B and completed the context sheets for the fill and the cut. In the fill, a rosary bead was found that possibly is made from bone. We then cleared US3576. In this we found a piece of dark glass that we believe is a medieval lantern handle and some charcoal. We also cleaned part of the northern part of sector B to determine if there was a bronze oven near the trench. To find more burials, the southern part of sector B was leveled and cleaned. Within this section, some scattered bones have been found within a grave, but any full connections remain to be seen.
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AREA 5000
Dopo aver completamente rimosso US 5179, uno strato a matrice argillosa, di colore giallo, è stata messa in evidenza la stratigrafia relativa alla porzione occidentale dell'area. Sono stati individuati quelli che sembrano tre riempimenti relativi a tagli circolari situati lungo tutta questa porzione. Uno di questi, US 5188, presenta lungo il bordo una serie di laterizi di cui sarà interessante scoprire la natura. Questi tagli sono intervallati da strati molto sottili e circoscritti caratterizzati dalla presenza di frammenti di laterizi e malta in disfacimento relativi a dei piani di vita di XIV secolo. Sarà dunque interessante mettere in relazione questi dati con le nuove evidenze stratigrafiche che stanno emergendo in questi giorni. Today, we spent our time working on US 5179. The morning began by giving a site presentation. After that, we continued our work on the north-western portion of the site. We continued pickaxing the uppermost portion to bring down the yellow layer to the same level of the rest of the area. Once we did this, we cleaned the area with our trowels and then dampened the soil to better see any emerging features. Upon inspection, we determined that more pickaxing and heavy troweling was necessary to level and even out the area. While this was being done, others worked to delineate a section of fill that was noticed on the south side of US 5179 near US -5183. Everything was cleaned and GIS elevations were taken. The area was again dampened and new features were revealed, such as a circle of red bricks. The rest of the day was spent learning about and filling out stratigraphic context sheets. |
AREA 6000Prosegue la messa in luce della sepoltura USk 6023, la porzione relativa al torace, al cranio ed agli arti superiori risulta essere stata intercettata da una buca circolare (US -6025) colmata da pietre di medie e grandi dimensioni (US 6026). Nel settore A dell'area (metà meridionale) prosegue la messa in luce di numerosi tagli allineati nord-sud che, nei prossimi giorni, saranno indagati per verificarne l'attinenza a situazioni sepolcrali piuttosto che ad altre tipologie stratigrafiche. Similar to last week, Area 6000 divided up into groups of two. Today, one of the groups began working on Area 6003-the extension of the previous church yard wall. To start, we used our trowels to remove any unnecessary dirt and rock, as well as collect, and bag, any osteological and pottery fragments. After troweling, we brushed off the remaining dirt, silt, and gravel, to clean up the area and expose any material in the ground for future excavation and removal. In Area 6024, we continued to work on uncovering our skeleton. Although there is a lot of reduction we were able to uncover the pelvis, both tibias, and both fibulas. We also found the ulna, radius, and humerus of the right arm. Over the last couple of days we found a lot of glazed pottery that we believe was a cooking pot from the 19th century. We also found another piece of the same cooking pot today near the right humerus. Tomorrow we will continue to clean the skeleton and remove more rocks and silt. |