Aux Quatre Abias
🆔 Identification
| ID | #391 |
|---|---|
| Site | Aux Quatre Abias |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Context | Domestic |
| Archaeological Context | Multiples structures (fosses profondes): 8, 11 et 23. |
| Interpretation | Bread |
| Published | Yes |
📍 Location
| Site | Aux Quatre Abias |
|---|---|
| GPS Coordinates | Lat: 50.706445193401, Long: 5.2925920228961 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonie |
| City | Waremme |
🔍 Excavation
| Excavation name | Aux Quatre Abias |
|---|---|
| Supervisor | Not specified |
| Start date | 1997 |
| End date | 1997 |
| Sampling method | Not specified |
| Context integrity | Scattered |
⏳ Dating
| Dating type | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Dating method | Not specified |
| Dating (text) | Ier et IIe siecles |
| Standardized dates (BP) | 1949 – 1750 |
📏 Physical Characteristics
| Typology | With shape |
|---|---|
| Shape | Not specified |
| Dimensions | |
| Max (L×W×H) | 2 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm |
| Min (L×W×H) | 1.1 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm |
| Real (L×W×T) | Not specified |
🛡️ Conservation & Surface
| Conservation state | Fragmented |
|---|---|
| Preservation condition | Charred |
| Porosity | Homogeneous |
| Texture | Not specified |
| Ornamentation | Not specified |
| Upper surface | Not specified |
| Lower surface | Not specified |
📝 Additional Descriptions
| Comments | Multiple fragments found in three different structures (the structures concerned are listed in the "site" tab). Among them, two "loaves" whose measurements are given above. The samples concerned are samples 2 and 4 from structure 8, and samples from structures 11 and 23. |
|---|---|
| Reference | LAURENT C. (1996-1997) - Waremme/Lantremange : étude micro-archéologique et carpologique du site « Aux Quatre Abias ». Découverte de fragments de Bread dans des structures des I er et IIe siècles, Chronique de l'Archéologie wallonne 4-5, p.102-103 |
🔬 Microscopic Observations
Primary Particles
| Total number | — |
|---|---|
| Class | — |
| Organization | — |
| Plant types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Secondary Particles
| Total number | — |
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| Category | — |
| Types | — |
| Taxonomy | — |
| Taphonomy | — |
| Size measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max / Avg | — / — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |
Matrix
| Microstructure class | — |
|---|---|
| Structure type | — |
| Matrix type | — |
| Matrix attribute | — |
| Nb measurements | — |
| Average pore size | — |
| Matrix measurements (µm) | |
| Min / Max | — / — µm |
| Relative frequency | — |