Monday, 25 July, 2022

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Opening Elevations Locus 6

    NE: 28.22 m AE

    SE: 28.29 m AE

    SW: 28.32 m AE

    NW: 28.23 m AE

The decision is made to close Locus 4, the eastern bedrock outcropping, since the focus has moved to Locus 4 and Locus 6 and since the bedrock is well articulated. Closing photos are taken and Locus 4 is drawn.

Closing Coordinates Locus 4

    NE:22 E / 7 N

    SE:22 E / 4N

    SW: 20.9 E/ 4 N

    NW: 20.9 E/ 7 N

Closing Elevations Locus 4

NE: 28.38 m AE

SE: 28.36 m AE

SW: 28.23 m AE

NW: 28.35 m AE 

Excavation begins in Locus 6 with a pick pass moving from east to west. Soil is shovelled into buckets for hand-sorting into wheelbarrows. CA90 and CA91 are photographed and covered with geo-text so that soil removed from CA92 can that soil removed from CA92 can now be dumped into these earlier trenches, beginning the backfill process. The previously used dirt dump to the east of CA92 will no longer be used. While hand-sorting dirt into wheelbarrows, various diagnostic bones are found.

Special Find 104

    17 - 18.6 E/4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5 cm m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 105

    17 - 18.6 E/4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5 cm AE

    Knucklebone

Special Find 106

    17 - 18.6 m AE/4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5cm m AE

    Knucklebone

Special Find 107 PC20220061

    17 - 18.6 E/4 - 7 n

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5cm m AE

    Half rochetto head

Special Find 108

    17 - 18.6 E/4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5cm m AE

    Shell fragment

Special Find 109 PC20220059

    18.57 E / 5.50 N

    Locus 6

    28.14 m AE

    Rochetto

Special Find 110

    17 - 18.6 E/4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5cm m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 111

    18.97 E  / 5.48 N

    Locus 6

    28.12 m AE

    Tooth 

Special Find 112

    18.37 E/ 5.14 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 m AE

    Nail

Special Find 113 PC20220060

    17.90 E/ 5.99 N

    Locus 6

    28.13 m AE

    Fluted Spindle Whorl

Special Find 114

    17 - 18.6 E/ 4 - 7 N

    Locus 6

    28.15 +/- 5cm m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 115

    17.75 E / 5.17 N

    Locus 6

    28.17 m A.E.

    Bronze flake

A soil change is noticed while cleaning up from the pick pass. The new deposit is compact, darker brown, and charcoal included, indicating a continuation to the west of the deposit of Locus 5. Hand picks, trowels, and brushes are used to remove the remainder of Locus 6 and reveal the new deposit. Bedrock has become apparent in the western 50 cm of Locus 6. The new deposit slopes down from west to east following the slope of the bedrock. Once the new deposit is revealed, it is swept, clipped, and baulk walled.

Closing Coordinates Locus 6/ Opening Locus 7

NE: 18.6 E/7.0 N

    SE: 18.6 E/4.0 N

    SW: 17.0 E/4.0 N

    NW: 17.0 E/7.0 N

Closing Elevations Locus 6/ Opening Locus 7

    NE: 28.12 m A.E. 

    SE: 28.18 m A.E.

    SW: 28.32 m A.E.

    NW: 28.21 m A.E.

Locus 6 is photographed, drawn, and closed. In it’s place, Locus 7 is opened.

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Locus 7 Munsell: 7.5 YR 3/2

Top Plan Locus 7

Excavation begins in Locus 7 with a pick pass moving east to west. Soil is darker brown with small white and reddish inclusions and is charcoal rich. Loose soil is shoveled into buckets for hand-sorting into wheelbarrows. 

Special Find 116 PC20020057

    18.54 E / 5.26 N

    Locus 7

    28.07 m A.E.

    Bone Bead

Special Find 117

    18.59 E / 5.69 N

    Locus 7

    28.09 m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 118

    18- 18.60 E / 4 -7 N

    Locus 7

    28.08 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Knucklebone

Special Find 119

    18.12 E / 5.58 N

    Locus 7

    28.08 m A.E.

    Jaw with tooth

Special Find 120

    18.15 E / 5.39 N

    Locus 7

    28.09 m A.E.

    Jaw with tooth and associated tooth

Supplemental Find 179

    17.0-18.6 E / 4-7 N

`    Locus 7

    Ca 28.20 m

    Half tooth

Supplemental find 180

17.0-18.6 E / 4-7 N

`    Locus 7

    Ca 28.20 m

    Incised pottery sherds

Supplemental find 181

17.0-18.6 E / 4-7 N

`    Locus 7

    Ca 28.20 m

    Possibly coil made pottery sherd

Supplementary Find 189

    17.0-18.6 E / 4-7 N

`    Locus 7

    Ca 28.20 m

    Possibly mold made pottery sherd

A substantial amount of pottery and bone are recovered.

Closing Elevations Locus 7

    NE: 28.10 m A.E. 

    SE: 28.11 m A.E.

    SW: 28.32 m A.E.

    NW: 28.21 m A.E.

Total Count Locus 6

    Pottery: 193

    Bone: 89

    Terra cotta: ⅛ bowl

    Vitrified terra cotta: 1

Total Count Locus 7

    Pottery: 106

    Bone: 76

    Terra cotta: 22 fragments