Identifier
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TH2022_su5064
Title
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TH2022 SU 5064
Context type
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Cut
Context subtype
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Ditch Cut
Description
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Cut into natural for earliest ditch, pre-great wall
Interpretation
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SU 5064 is a large ditch cut into the sterile soil (SU 5062) above bedrock. It is located east of the later "great wall" SU 5054). SU 5064 was subsequently filled by SU 5056. Because there was no evidence of a period of erosion—i.e., the walls of the cut remained vertical, rather than showing any slouching, and no intervening layer of alluvium was observed—it seems likely that the cut (SU 5064) was filled in (by SU 5056) immediately after its excavation. SUs 5064 and 5056 are thought to have been the first human interventions in the area.
SU created in March 2023, based on a review of the stratigraphy in trench 5000.
SU created in March 2023, based on a review of the stratigraphy in trench 5000.
Excavation date
March 10, 2023
Record creator
Investigation campaign
Excavated amount
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100%
Rights Holder
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University of Cincinnati
License
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CC-BY 4.12