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[Context: 1234, Area: P001, Block: 56]

Context information

Excavation year:2011
Munsell no:!0YR 5/4
Type:soil layer
Colour:Yellowish brown
Compaction:hard
Surface:artificial
Centroid (X,Y,Z):(453896.16,4152725.52,191.29)
Depth (cm):20

Block situated N of block 51 and 53 along W side of W159 and W160. Bedrock at bottom of block dips into a possible cut drain in line with the small opening in W161. The soil in S part of block and in the dip is darker than surrounding soil (10YR 3/4 Dark yellowish brown). Crushed shell (both land and sea shells) appear heavily in soil in middle of block. Mycenean layer. 2 animal figurine frag. were found in the very bottom of the "drain". A similare figurine frag was found SW of W163 in 2010. One charcoal sample taken from N part of block. 5/5: 2 pottery, 1 bone, 1 shell. 6/5: 2 pottery, 1 bone, 1 shell, 2 terracotta, 1 charcoal. NB: Top line 81109571-9576 could be to 9575 and thus the points could be 9576-9582.

Bags/MusID

Bag/MusIDTypeExcavation Date
5125Pottery2011-05-05
5290Pottery2011-05-06
5305Pottery2011-05-06
5502Bones2011-05-06
5503Bones2011-05-05
5151Shells2011-05-05
5377Shells2011-05-06
5336Terracotta2011-05-06
Find NoTypeCategory
2599Animal FigurineTerracotta objects
5337Terracotta2011-05-06
Find NoTypeCategory
2600Animal FigurineTerracotta objects
5116Charcoal2011-05-06