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| Area: TPC |
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| Dug in Year: 2013 |
| Feature Type: pit |
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| Location: SE quadrant of TPC Trench Three |
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| Grid X: 954.56 Grid Y: 950.65 |
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| This pit appears to be very similar in structure and style to late pits elsewhere in TPC Trench 3, especially in the NW quadrant, but has been highly disturbed by a later cut (f. 3987), either for looting (but what would they be looting?) or for retrieval of building material. This cut disturbed the cut of the pit and its fill, making it extremely difficult to distinguish-- also because in this same location, there was an earlier terracing cut [30229], for the construction of f. 3948 and its associated building. Because of all of these events, the basal boundary of pit f. 3986 was nearly impossible to determine, although it is somewhat more visible in section. Aside from these layered events, the pit's round shape is evocative of the late pits whose function remains enigmatic, as they do not usually contain many finds, nor do they show evidence of buring or storage activity at the basal boundary. Pit f.3986 is no exception. |
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| In situ Conservation: No |
| Lifted: No |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| cut by: (Click to view the record) 3987 |
| cuts: (Click to view the record) 3948, 7167 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 4 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings:
none | Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 2 (Click here to view unit list) |
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