AREA 2000Dopo la pulizia generale effettuata sull’allargamento Ovest son stati individuati quattro tagli sepolcrali, due dei quali (US -2607 e US -2612) probabilmente facenti riferimento ad epoca medievale.
Following the removal of two relatively complete skeletons last week, we began today by cleaning the surface of sector B and the western expansion of sector A, wetting down the area to look for potential cuts. GIS points and photographs were taken of the trench. Excavation began on five potential grave cuts. One contained scattered bone fragments and two rusted nails in the fill. A photo and GIS coordinates were taken for this cut and finds. In another cut, a skeleton in poor condition was exposed oriented east-west, suggesting that the grave may be medieval. The skeleton was complete other than missing both feet. The third cut contained fragmented tibiae and fibulae, oriented north-south, included in the south part of the mass conglomeration of mid19th century remains. The fourth grave cut opened today included the right tibia and fibula and just the left fibula, oriented east-west. The final grave cut was located close to the northern wall of the church and was oriented east-west. |
AREA 3000La quarta settimana di scavo si è aperta con la pulizia generale del Settore B, che ha messo in evidenza la presenza di alcuni tagli prevalentemente di forma ellittica e con orientamento diverso. In particolare nella porzione meridionale del settore è emersa una situazione stratigrafica piuttosto complessa ed intricata, determinata evidentemente dalla presenza di numerose fosse sepolcrali che si intercettano e tagliano vicendevolmente, dando origine ad un “groviera” di tombe che saranno indagate nei prossimi giorni. Today in Area 3000, we finished cleaning the cuts of the two graves we worked on last week to photograph and document these cuts. We then cleaned the entire area to discover new cuts of graves. Then we opened three new graves, two in the southern part of sector B, and one in the northern part. In the southern part, we found a grave close to the trench that contains many large bones, with at least two partially articulated individuals. The other grave we opened contained a slate topping that was probably a grate covering. We have uncovered most of the lower limbs in this grave. In the northern part, we discovered one poorly preserved individual in the grave with many scattered bones. Tomorrow we will continue to excavate and document these graves. |
AREA 5000Nella giornata di oggi ci siamo concentrati sulla porzione più occidentale dell'area, dove sono state individuate numerose buche circolari di dimensioni variabili. Sono state documentate e scavate tre buche dai diametri di circa 20 cm (US -5197, US -5208 e US -5209), l'ultima delle quali intercettava un taglio molto più grande, circa 70 cm di diametro, denominata US -5198. Non sono stati rinvenuti reperti al loro interno, il che rende difficile una datazione precisa e puntuale di queste tracce in negativo. Sappiamo comunque che sono obliterate da contesti tardo medievali, il che ci permette di porle in questo contesto storico. Returning from midterm break, Area 5000 continued projects from the previous week. Once we cleaned the entire western side, we further cleaned and delineated US 5202, the hole containing a fill of brick, slate and stone. Two nails and a few pieces of green glass were found in the hole this morning. |