Identifier
TS2023_c635
Title
TS2023 context 635
Context type
en
layer
Description
Layer of soil found under the skeleton c623
Certainty of interpretation
medium confidence
Interpretation
The context 635 corresponds to a thin layer of soil found under the skeleton c623. According to the composition, the compaction, the colour the location and the depth, this layer may have been the result of decomposed body tissues and possibly organic material upon which the body was laid. Indeed, the layer seems to thick to be the result of the only decomposition of the body and bioturbations. The sample analysis could help to give a more accurate interpretation to this specific layer.
Excavation date
July 19, 2023
Record creator
Excavated by
Excavation technique
en
trowel
Investigation area
Investigation campaign
Investigation site
en
Toumba Serron
Feature
Above
Below
Location in the investigation area
In the pit c607, under the skeleton c623
Shape in plan
en
irregular
Orientation
west-east
Length
1.35
Length measure unit
en
meter
Width
1.20
Width measure unit
en
meter
Thickness
0.05
Depth measure unit
en
meter
Truncated
false
Samples
#2 for flottation (seeds, charcoals, bones, etc.)
Pottery
en
some
Sediment type
en
coarse-grained sediments
Sorting of content
en
poorly sorted
Fatness
en
medium
Compaction
en
loose
Contact area boundaries
en
diffuse
Top boundary
en
diffuse
Bottom boundary
en
diffuse
Context color modifier
en
mid
Context color hue
en
greyish
Context color
en
brown
Grain size
en
course
Composition modifier
en
clayey
Composition
en
silt
Record completeness status
partially complete
Date Created
July 23, 2023
Rights Holder
en
Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres. Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Greece)
en
University of York (UK)
en
National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)
en
Lund University (Sweden)
License
en
CC-BY 4.0
Notes or comments
Drawing #2 (cumulative cross section)
TS2023 26 (3D model)
TS2023 26 (3D model)
Linked resources
| TS2023 context 607 |
| TS Area 5 (H8) |
| TS2023 context 607 |
| TS2023 context 637 |
| TS2023 context 623 |