Identifier

TS2023_c807

Title

TS2023 context 807

Context type

en deposit

Context subtype

en Generic Fill

Description

Upper part of possible ditch

Interpretation

After the wall (c806) was revealed, the possibility of a ditch on the western side needed to be explored, because of the similarity with H8-99. A  dark brown surface (c807) was revealed on the east seperated from the wall by a surface of white neogene natural soil (c808). The soil of c807 that was closer to the natural soil on the west side had many white limestone inlcusions and some yellowish brown parts. Also, on the eastern side the pieces of pottery were larger. Pottery was both from Late Neolithic I & II (almost same amount), but the pieces of LNII were bigger.

When we reached 0.88m depth, we decided to change context in order to safely explore the depth of the possible ditch and due to the slight color change.

Munsell code of c807: 7.5YR 3/2

Excavation date

July 24, 2023

Record creator

Excavation technique

en pick axe
en trowel

Investigation area

Investigation campaign

Toumba Serron Campaign 2023

Investigation site

en Toumba Serron

Location in the investigation area

Southern section of the trench, toward the west

Shape in plan

en subrectangular

Orientation

E-W

Length

2.80 (max)
2.40 (min)

Length measure unit

en meter

Width

0.96

Width measure unit

en meter

Thickness

0.88

Depth measure unit

en meter

Excavated amount

en 50%

Truncated

false

Pottery

en dominating

Lithics

en some

Animal bone

en some

Clay buliding material

en some

Shell

en some

Sediment type

en fine-grained sediments

Orientation of content

E-W

Compaction

en soft

Top boundary

en diffuse

Bottom boundary

en diffuse

Context color modifier

en dark

Context color

en brown

Grain size

en fine

Composition modifier

en sandy

Date Created

July 26, 2023

Rights Holder

en National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)
en Lund University (Sweden)
en University of York (UK)
en Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres. Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Greece)

License

en CC-BY 4.0


Linked resources

Items with "Below: TS2023 context 807"
TS2023 context 809
Items with "Above: TS2023 context 807"
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