Identifier

TS2023_c614

Title

TS2023 context 614

Context type

Context formation category

Description

Burial cover made of stones and clay building material (CBM)

Certainty of interpretation

High

Interpretation

The context 614 corresponds to the central portion of the burial, composed primarily of stones and a few pieces of clay building material (CBM). It is contemporaneous with and equivalent to context 618, which initially represented the outer row of the cover. For this reason, both contexts will be described together. Additionally, it is synchronous with the central stone, context 626.

The burial cover, which encases the entire grave (1.35 m in length by 1.20 m in width) and has a generally oval shape, consists predominantly of angular stones ranging from 15 cm to 40 cm in length, with a few pieces of clay building material. The cover has been slightly damaged by modern ploughing. During excavation, it was possible to identify an outer row of stones (c618) running along the edges of the grave, particularly on the southern, northern, and western sides. On the western side, the stones were positioned on the upper small step of the cut.

In the central area, a thicker accumulation of stones and clay building material had collapsed into the pit, resulting in damage to the skeletal remains, particularly affecting the middle section of the skeleton through to the lower limbs. Seven pieces of clay building material, ranging from 7 cm to 30 cm in length, were discovered at the bottom of the layer.

The space between the stones was filled with loose soil (c629), either added to the stones or infiltrating over time.

The deposits c608 and c617 were found on these contexte as well as the stone c626. Therefore, it is hypothesized that this construction functioned both as a burial cover and as a burial marker.

Excavation date

July 12, 2023

Excavation technique

Investigation site

en Toumba Serron

Shape in plan

en oval

Orientation

west-east

Width

1.20

Width measure unit

en meter

Size of material

0.29

Material measure unit

en meter

Excavated amount

en 100%

Truncated

false

Stone material

en rock

Bonding material

en soil

Stone course

en uneven coursed

Record completeness status

complete
Drawing #2 : cumulative cross-section

Date Created

August 16, 2023

Date Modified

March 21, 2025

Rights Holder

en Ephorate of Antiquities of Serres. Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Greece)
en University of York (UK)
en National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)
en Lund University (Sweden)

License

en CC-BY 4.0

Notes or comments

Drawing : #2


Linked resources

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TS2023 Feature 2
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TS2023 context 607
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TS Area 5 (H8)
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TS2023 context 619
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TS2023 context 623
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TS2023 context 608
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