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| POSI Number | TP007 |
|---|---|
| GU number | |
| SIA Number | TS01 |
| Intensive Survey Zone | Karkotis |
| Village | Skouriotissa |
| Locality | Vouppos |
| Easting | 489560.00 |
| Northing | 3883500.00 |
| Elevation (m) | 220.00 |
| References | [Link to Bibliography] |
| Source | GPS |
| Sheet Map 1:5000 | 28-XII |
| Team Leader | ESG |
| References | Cadastral plot (?) E1 |
| Summary | Large slag heap with remains of workshop floors. |
| Topography | River Terrace |
| Vegetation | Scrub, sparse, wild grasses, pine tree |
| Access | Immediately E of road leading to UN Argentine Task Force San Martin Camp, Skouriotissa |
| Description Environment | Paper Form - Geomorphology recorded as AVB (alluvium basalt); Modern Land Use QM (?)Western face of slag heap faces river valley and river terraces. Located on flat terrace with modern mine to the east and south east. Modern UN base immediately to the west of unit 1 (western face) |
| Pottery | Abundant |
| Tile | Abundant |
| Chipped Stone | None |
| Ground Stone | None |
| Slag | Abundant |
| Architecture | None |
| Visibility (%) | 100 |
| Description POSI | ENUMERATION. TS01 is the slag heap and its surrounds. TP007 is the actual slag heap. TP007-AU01 to AU06 are the most significant faces of the slag heap. TP007-PU01 is the talus and surface immediately below TP007-AU01. SLAG HEAP: Layers of crushed gossan and furnace material (several); 1000 tonnes slag approximated in TP007-AU01; Furnace lining area 0.20-0.25 m thick; Gossan layer 0.50 m approx thick; below furnace lining - change in orientation of the slag cakes; 16 m high x 50 m (western face). POTTERY: 1 late Roman cover tile in slag heap (TP007-AU01-P1 Collected) Other late Roman material in talus at base of slag heap, eroded from main slag heap at base of slag heap (west facing) - lamp stand and amphora foot and another cover tile; some modern pottery further west of slag heap in pile beside road with other pottery Cypriot red slip; more present than other material. (Collected as grab: TP007-PU01). Surface - Angular Grave/Sand; Aspect - North. |
| Condition | Slag heap on western face has been bulldozed by road area; northern end appears bulldozed; southern end intact with slumping from above. |
| Settlement | No |
| Church | No |
| Building | No |
| Bridge | No |
| Check Dam | No |
| Threshing Floor | No |
| Tomb | No |
| Kiln | No |
| Other Structure | No |
| Rock | No |
| Mine/Adit | No |
| Botany | No |
| Extraction | Yes |
| Road | No |
| Pottery | No |
| Lithics | No |
| View | No |
| Geomorphology | No |
| Prehistoric | No |
| Iron Age | No |
| Hellenistic/Roman | Yes |
| Medieval/Ottoman | No |
| Modern | No |
| Slag | Yes |
| Shrine | No |
| Entered By | LHS |
| Entered Date | 20/5/2001 00:00:00 |
| Recorded By | ESG |