Threshold

Henrik Boman & Monika Nilsson

Threshold in doorway room a — room b:

T1: Lava stone with a single cutting, a pivot hole with traces of iron still visible. The stone is rectangularly cut and no other marks are visible. Dimensions: N-S: 0.28m; W-E: 0.48m.

T2: Travertine with round cutting for a pivot hole, with an earlier round cutting which it partly covers; the former is presumably a recutting of the stone. The shape of the stone is irregular. The side that faces the opening has been cut in a straight line, possible with a wearing down, or a cutting of the edge which makes it lower. The other sides are irregular and unevenly cut. It is presumably a stone that was been recut for this use. Dimensions: W-E: 0.35m; N-S: 0.26m.

In the area between T1 and T2 are small pieces of limestone, tiles and mortar. There are no traces of any feature belonging to the door structure. The area is c. 5 cm lower than the level of the threshold stones, and it seems unlikely that yet a third stone had been placed between them. The lavapesta floor presumably extended over this area, and what remains between the stones is the bedding for the floor.