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wasaccompaniedbyarectangular,slightlylargerstone-cased
binlocatedfurthertotheeast.Thebinandtheimmediatevicin-
ityofthekilnwerefilledwithashesthatyieldedasizeablecol-
lectionofpotteryfindsandcoins.Theoverallevidencepointsto
the4thcenturyADasthemainperiodofuse.
HouseH.Themaineffortthisyearwasdirectedatexploring
theEarlyRomanstructuresofHouseH.
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InroomH-3,
asectionofunderfloorchannelrunningeast-westandconnect-
ingthebuildingwithastreetsewagesystemwascleared.Inthe
northeasterncorneroftheroomawellpreserveddoorwaywas
found,givingaccesstofurtherpartsofthehouse.Anadjoining
sectionofwallstandsto1.40mabovethelevelofathreshold
andevenretainstheoriginalplastering.
Anarrowverticalslotclearlyvisibleinthewallgaveevery
reasontobelievethattheeasternpartofroomH-lwasseparat-
edbyasortofwoodenscreen,makingthusasmallanteroom
screeningamoreprivatesectionofthehouse.Corresponding
layersgaveevidenceoflong-lastingoccupationfromthe1stto
the3rdcenturyAD.BesideasubstantialnumberofEarlyRo-
mancoins,excavationsyieldedalsoalargecollectionofpottery
finds,amongthemstampedfragmentsofimportedterrasigilla-
tawares,completeplateofEasternSigillataB,smalljugletsand
locallymanufacturedpaintedjugdatedtothe1stcenturyBC-
1stcenturyAD.
ExcavationscontinuedalsointheadjoininglocusH-3a.The
wholeinnerfaceofthewestern(facade)wallwascleared.Itwas
ascertainedthattheroomdidnothaveanydoorwayfromthis
3
Fortheresultsofpreviouscampaigns,see:PAMI,1988-89(1990),pp.75-83,
PAMII,1989-90(1991),pp.19-24,PAMIII,1991(1992),pp.7-14andPAM
IV,1992(1993),pp.11-22.
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