🆔 Identification

ID#386
SiteMithraeum - Tienen
PeriodRoman Period
ContextFunerary
Archaeological ContextMithraeum, excavation plot 63, feature n°53, sample n°126
InterpretationNot specified
Researcher IDMARTENS M., DEBRUYNE T.
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteMithraeum - Tienen
GPS Coordinates Lat: 50.807584180047, Long: 4.9384780149149
CountryBelgium
RegionVlaams-Brabant
CityTienen

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameMithraeum - Tienen
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodWet sieving
Mesh size10.5 mm
Sample volume20 cm³

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)2nd half 3rd c. AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1700 – 1650

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeAmorphous
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) Not specified
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Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityNot specified
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Additional meshes of 5 and 2.5 mm. Unknown number of fragments.
Reference
COOREMANS B. (2007) - The Roman cemeteries of Tienen and Tongeren: results from the archaeobotanical analysis of the cremation graves, Vegetation HIstory and Archaeobotany 17, 1, p.3-13 DOI:10.1007/s00334-007-0102-1 , ISSN: 0939-6314, 1617-6278

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