Latrine
Description
Henrik Boman
The structure, a latrine, is found abutting to the west wall. It is completely built in large tiles, and at least one reused roof tile. No mortar or any kind of supporting structures to the large standing tiles, found at both sides of the latrine, was found in the investigations of 2011.Under the lying tiles, a mortar bedding was visible.
The earth/material around the structure was mixed with the small stones, lapilli and tile splinter (as also found in the rest of the room) and was very soft.
The western wall is carved out by the latrine, clearly cut and not built as a light arc above that must be a cess pit placed under the wall and the pavement on the other side of the wall.
The cavity is traceable all the way out to the façade, though on the outside the cavity is below the level of the brick facing of the façade.
The latrine is constructed by two tiles laid on mortar bedding, the top tile sloping inwards towards the wall, while the lower slopes in the opposite direction.
Under the wall, there are large amounts of lapilli, most likely from the 79 AD eruption. The lapilli was found in the latrine was white and very clean, which indicates that it is untouched since the eruption. This means that the latrine was in use, or under construction at the moment for the eruption in 79 AD. A glass flask was found lying in the top layers of the lapilli, most likely modern (the glass was molded).
