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P1

Layer:

(439)

P2

Preparation layer:

(429)

Wall, limestone rubble:

(412)

Wall, blue metamorphic stone:

(414)

Gravel/cobble floor:

(430) and (431)

P3

Hearth:

(428)

P4

Post holes:

Cuts [435] and [438] fills (436) and (437)

Melted mudbrick:

(419) and (420)

P5

Northern wall:

The following numbers:

• Levelling up material: 197, 198, 401 and 405.
• Construction trench: [165].
• Mud-brick footing of wall: (400).
• Fill of construction trench: (163)

Hearth:

427

Southern wall:

The following numbers:

• Mud brick faced in stone: 174.
• Irregular cobbles to the west of 174, possibly the foundation for a floor: 183

P6

Robber trench of northern wall:

cut: [424] and fills: 188, 403, 404, 417, 421, 423, 425

Southern area rubble:

to the west of the wall 193, to the east of the wall 192.

P7

Levelling dumps:

151, 159, 160, 161, 166, 167, 172, 173, 175, 176, 182, 186, 187, 220, 406, 410, 411, 413, 415, 416 and 422

Mortar rich layers:

40 and 150

["public building" walls:] construction trench [179], [39] and [408]. Walls 177, 224, 36, 4, 240, 235, 233 and 125.

P8b

Construction trench of drain:

[189], [157] and [201]

Opus signinum drain:

(191)

P9

Drain fill:

194

Robber trenches:

[195] and [155]

Robber trench fills:

154, 181 and 196

P10

None

P11

None

P12

Superficial deposits:

(11), (13), (38), (45), (152), (153), (180) and (412)

P6a

East-West Wall:

(298)

P6b

Wall:

(572)

P6c

Spread:

(551)

New wall:

limestone base (266) and (570), mudbrick top (565) extension of wall (298): (565)

P6d

Large stone slab:

(561) resting on blocks (562) and cobbles (568)

P7ab

Excavation of lower room:

[842]

"public building" walls:

(233), (235), (259), (267), (202) and (841)

Upper room levelling deposits:

(262), (263), (299) and mortar rich (268)

Lower room floor:

(255) and (283)

P7c-8c

The robbing of the floor (283/255):

[261]

Features cut into the floor:

[261], [272], [277], [280], [281], [282], [284], [285] and [288]

P9

Column blocking the south-east entrance to "public building":

(258)

Lower room infill:

(247), (252), (253), (254), (264), (265), (553), (554), (555), (556), (557) and (558)

Upper room fills:

Rubble (248), opus spicatum (246), Pottery and brick (245)

Robber trenches:

[297] and [269]

P10

None

P11

Robber trenches:

[77], [78] and [79]

P12

Superficial deposits:

(5), (145), (146), (236) and (295)

P7ab

Levelling deposits:

(31), (645), (647), (648) and (652); mortar rich layers: (115), (116) and (646)

["public building" column foundations:] (241), (139/205), (140/206), (217) and (680)

Portico interior drain:

(25)

Southern wall of portico:

(125)

N-S corridor drain:

(631/108/114), tile cover (239), white mortar seal (232)

P8a

New wall:

mortar layer at the base of the construction trench (211), cobbles (28)

Eastern drainage gully:

stone foundation (30) and (34)

New column foundation:

(715)

Eastern portico drain (continuing in use):

(631/108/114)

P8b

Water sources:

1. Following Numbers:
2. Semi-circular pool: (3)
3. Water channel in the front of the pool: (26)
4. Water from off the opus signinum flooring of the square: (105)
5. Water from the north-south drain down the east side of the courtyard: stone foundation (34) and (36), lining (672)
6. Water from reused opus signinum drain down eastern portico: (108/114/631) now blocked off by (676) with water redirected down (677)

P8c

Relining of the semi-circular pool (3):

(2)

Opening of opus signinum floor (105) to facilitate repairs to drainage system:

[126]

Blocking off of drain(677):

(215)

Filling of disused drain (677):

(632)

P9

Robbing out of lead fittings:

[226], [228] and [678]

Robbing of opus signinum floors:

[43], [106] and [679]

P10

None

P11

Hole cut into the bottom of the semi-circular pool:

[42]

P12

Superficial deposits:

(11), (15), (21), (24), (37), (200) and (605)

P7ab

Levelling up layers:

(134), (141), (244), mortar rich surfaces: (122), (328)

"public building" walls:

• Solid limestone bocks: external walls/thresholds (52), (97) and (98)
• Mortared limestone rubble: (36), (310), (338), (339), (340) and (341)
• Alternating blocks and mortared rubble: (96), (111/112/225/238) and (224/177)

Column foundations: Two columns for entrance to the southern central room: (135) and (317)

P8a

Walls of the building on the west side of the road:

(55), (73) and (74)

P8b

Road drain:

Construction trench [58], Drain walls (54), construction trench fill (59), tile covers (57)

P8c None

P9

Fill of road drain:

(56)

Robbing of western wall of the "public building" (52):

[76]

P10

None

P11

Olive tree hole:

(51)

P12

Superficial deposits:

(11), (12), (14), (50), (306), (322), (325), (326), (331), (343) and (349)

P7ab

Levelling make-up deposits:

(330), (335), (336) and (353); mortar levels (328), (329), (333) and (334)

Portico southern wall:

(340) and (310); western wall (351)

Portico colonnade plinths (anticlockwise):

(369), (346), (321), (320), (308), (309), (311) and (318)

Well:

facing stones (357), well-pit packing (363)

P7c

None

P8a

North-South cobble wall:

(212)

P8b

Rectangular pool:

(300)

Outflow drain from pool:

Lead pipe (376) set in concrete (359), joining drain (360), then drain (355) where it passes out under wall (52) into street drain (54).

P8c

Relining of rectangular pool:

(379)

Relining of opus signinum drain:

(302)

P9

Drain fills:

(332), (354), (372) and (500)

Robbing of lead pipes:

[377]

Rubble deposits:

(350) and (504)

P1

None

P11

None

P12

Superficial deposits:

(305), (306), (307), (322), (323), (326), (349), (364) and (382)

P7ab

N-S drain down the "public building" portico:

(631)

Eastern wall of portico:

(604/662)

Two tangential walls running off the eastern portico wall which may belong to this phase:

(603) and (607)

P8a

Colonnade:

• The following numbers:
• New limestone foundations for new columns: (715), (716), (742) and (639)
• New columns: Solid stone (666) and (744), mud brick (722), robbed away '668'
• Screens between the columns: mortared rubble (667), (669) and (743), stone (821)
• Layers of plaster on the screens: (636), (637) and (661)
• Drain on the inside of the courtyard: formed by an opus signinum lining (671) on top of a line of stones (673) and the colonnade foundation (670) and (725)

Portico:

• The Following Numbers:
• New doorway/threshold stone through wall (606): (613)
• Northern mud-brick wall: (657), with three layers of wall plaster (654), (655) and (656)
• Stone floor: (659)

P8b

New lining of inner courtyard drain:

(672)

[A hole cut into screen (639):] [665] Note: mudbrick column (722) may be a replacement from this phase; and some of the P8b layers of stucco may come from redecoration during this phase.

P8c

White mortar layer sealing drain (631) (without drain cover):

(664) Drain (631) fill: (632)

P9

Robber trenches:

[617], [619] and [674]

Rubble deposits from the collapse of the portico:

(614)

Collapsed opus signinum ceiling:

(658)

Filling of inner courtyard drain (672):

(749)

P10

None

P11

None

P12

Superficial deposits:

(602), (605), (628) and (651)

P7

None

P8a

Colonnade:

• Following Numbers:
• Colonnade foundations (clockwise): (790), (827), (826), (825), (824), (829) and (830)
• Colonnade columns (clockwise): (845), (750), (753) and (829)
• Screens between the columns: Mortared limestone fragments (709), (759/760), stone (821)
• Wall plaster on screens: (819), (820) and (710)

Features within the courtyard:

• Following Numbers:
• Cistern: Cut [844], 1st cistern lining (731) and (726);
• Opus signinum surface appearing in the cistern section, possibly the original surface of the courtyard: (730)
• Two walls within the courtyard: (737) and (746)

P8b

Square water tank:

(703)

Repair to screen (759/760):

New screen (751), new wall plaster facing (752)

Courtyard surface in the NE corner:

• Following Numbers:
• Levelling up to new courtyard level in vicinity of cistern: (728)
• Levelling up to new courtyard level in vicinity of (818): (832)
• Grouting against the courtyard side: (831)
• Interior courtyard surface, east of square water tank, with moulded ridges on the north edge: (818)
• Interior courtyard surface, west of square water tank: (823)

Cistern and related features:

• Following Numbers:
• New opus signinum drain entering it from the south: cut [736], foundation (735), opus signinum (733)
• Feature in south-west corner of courtyard including a pipe on alignment with drain (733): (312)

P8c

Relining of the square water tank (703):

(822)

P9

Silting up of drain (733):

(734)

Tile rubble from the collapse of the colonnade:

(723), (833), (744) and (741)

Column out of situ:

drum (813), stucco facing (812)

Amphora:

(755)

Robber trenches:

• Following Numebers:
• Limestone blocks from the cistern: [732]
• The western colonnade: [708]
• The area in front of the cistern, possibly looking for lead: [706]
• Floor level (818): [679]

P10

None

[P11]

Olive tree growing in cistern [844]:

hole [713], fill and roots (714)

P12

Superficial deposits:

(628), (700), (763), (766)

[P7ab]

"public building" makeup layers:

(133), (142), (143), (144), (148) and (203), and mortar rich layer (116)

Column foundations:

(318), (319) and (117)

Large limestone blocks round the edge of the "public building" square, with an eaves-drip gully carved into the top:

(25) and (301)

P7c

None

P8a

Western portico wall of the large courtyard, made from a variety of materials:

• Following Numbers:
• Stone (544/775)
• Mudbrick (773) faced with plaster (774) over large limestone blocks (772)
• Cobbles (212) capped with mortared limestone (381)

Western portico of the large courtyard - largely robbed, but the following remains:

• Following Numbers:
• Foundation (826/827/790)
• Columns (829) and (750)
• Screen (709)

P8b

Feature in SW corner of the larger courtyard:

(312)

Semi-circular pool:

construction trenches [18] and [47]; construction trench fills (19) and (46); pool (3)

P8c

None

P9

Robber trenches:

Western portico wall [782]; western colonnade [708]

P10

None

P11

None

P12

Superficial deposits:

(11), (12), (15), (16), (22), (27), (305), (315), (718), (761), (765), (767), (768) and (778)

P7

Column foundations:

(806), (809), (368), (369) and (346)

P8a

Robbing the original floor of the "public building":

[510]

Raising ground level:

(796)

Walls made of a variety of materials:

limestone blocks (386); mortared limestone rubble (384); Brick (383), amphorae shards (385)

Tessellated pavement in small courtyard:

(835)

P8b

Formal Garden

• Following Numbers:
• Construction trench [373]
• Columns: (367), (525), '524'
• Screens between columns: (807) and (396)
• Rendering on screens: (503) and (811) Water supply feeding the graden enclosure

Opus signinum drain:

construction trench [803]; opus signinum (393); construction trench fill (797)

Traces of burning west of the water supply:

(389)

Floor preparation layer west of the water supply:

(502) and (800)

P8c

Repair at the point where the water fee (393) enters the formal garden enclosure:

Repair cut [810]; new replacement screen (396); new rendering (397)

The water feed was also relined with tiles:

tile lining (801), kept in by mortar (802), sealed by tile covers (394)

P9

[Drain fills:]

(500) and (395) Rubble layers (798), (799) and (504)

P10

None

[P11]

None

P12

Superficial deposits:

(366), (382) and (530)

P7

None

P8a

Wall contexts:

(516), (531), (532), (533), (535), (536), (538), (539), (540), (541), (542) and (546)

Wall plaster in situ:

(534), (537) and (836)

P8bc

None

P9

Dump of tiles:

(547)

Out of situ column drums:

(520) and (521)

Dumps of wall plaster:

(794), (795) and (545)

Room fills:

(762) and (788) including amphora (792, fill 793)

P10

Building constructed from limestone rubble:

(838), (837), (514), (839) and (549)

Posthole with post packing:

(840)

Reused column drum:

(548)

P11:

None

P12

Superficial:

(513), (515), (517), (518), (530) and (545)

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