🆔 Identification

ID#470
SitePompeii, Porta Nocera Necropolis
PeriodRoman Period
ContextFunerary
Archaeological ContextIn front of stele S18. Occupation layer n° 23,062
InterpretationBread
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SitePompeii, Porta Nocera Necropolis
GPS Coordinates Lat: 40.749276, Long: 14.482121
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
CityPompeii

🔍 Excavation

Excavation namePompeii, Porta Nocera Necropolis
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodWet sieving
Mesh size20.5 mm

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)1st c. AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1949 – 1949

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeNot specified
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🛡️ Conservation & Surface

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

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
63 fragments found in total on the site (37 found by sieving, 26 hand picked).
Reference
MATTERNE V., DERREUMAUX M. (2007) - A Franco-Italian investigation of funerary rituals in the Roman world, “les rites et la mort à Pompéi”, the plant part: a preliminary report, Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 17, 1, p.105-112. DOI:10.1007/s00334-007-0112-z ; ISSN: 0939-6314, 1617-6278

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