🆔 Identification

ID#53
Inventory Number1987.54.C04219.350
SiteAugster Theater - Augusta Raurica
PeriodRoman Period
ContextOther
Archaeological ContextPhase 11/76 sur côté extérieur de plat ou écuelle. Phase 11/76 on outer side of a dish or Flat.
InterpretationGruel
Researcher IDAlex R. Furger
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteAugster Theater - Augusta Raurica
GPS Coordinates Lat: 47.533135, Long: 7.72207
CountrySwitzerland
RegionBasel-Landschaft
CityAugst

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameAugster Theater - Augusta Raurica
SupervisorNot specified
Start date1986
End date1987
Sampling methodNot specified
Context integrityIn Situ
Form in structureAttached to an archaeological object

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodRelative
Dating (text)75 - 150 AD
Standardized dates (BP) 1875 – 1800

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeAmorphous
CoarsenessSmooth
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) — × — × 0.06 cm
Min (L×W×H) — × — × 0.03 cm
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateNot specified
Preservation conditionNot specified
PorosityHeterogeneous
TextureNot specified
OrnamentationNone
Upper surfaceConvex
Lower surfaceConcave

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Roman theatre; The thin elastic crust stuck to the outer surface of the ceramic. Evidence of a few smaller pores and two larger pores.
Reference
WAHREN M. 1992. Krustenuntersuchungen an Kochkeramik. In : FURGER, A.R., DESCHLER-ERB, S, Das Fundmaterial aus der Schichtenfolge beim Augster Theater. Typologische und osteologische Untersuchungen zur Grabung Theater-Nordwestecke 1986/87, Forschungen in Augst 15 (Augst 1992), 447-451.

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

Total number
ClassPlant
Organization
Plant types
Taxonomy
Identified taxa
Triticum sp.
Taphonomy
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Secondary Particles

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Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

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