Thursday, 28 July, 2022

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Opening Elevations Locus 5

    NE: 28.04 m AE

    SE: 28.03 m AE

    SW: 28.0 m AE

    NW: 27.95 m AE

Opening Elevations Locus 7

    NE: 27.95 m AE

    SE: 28.0 m AE

    SW: 28.34 m AE

    NW: 28.09 m AE

Hand-picks, trowels, and brushes are used in Locus 5 to define rocks and further clarify the yellow soil deposit. Loose soil is collected by hand and sorted into buckets for disposal. In Locus 7, a pick pass is thrown in the easternmost 50cm of the locus, approximately 6 - 7 N, to remove the last of the dark brown, charcoal-included soil deposit and reach the yellow soil deposit. The soil here is also collected by hand and sorted into buckets for disposal. Additionally, the baulk walls are refined with hand picks.

Special Find 162     PC20220084

    18.97 E/4.43 N

    Locus 5

    27.97 m AE

    Cut bone

Special Find 163

    18.09 E/6.41 N

    Locus 7

    28.03 m AE

    Diagnostic bone

Special Find 164

    18.82 E/6.15 N

    Locus 5

    27.90 m AE

    Partial tooth

Special Find 165

    19.65 E/4.57 N

    Locus 5

    27.88 m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 166

    18.95 E/5.71 N

    Locus 5

    27.89 m AE

    Bone with hole, possibly worked

Special Find 167

    18.65 E/5.91 N

    Locus 5

    27.86 m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 168

    18.81 E/6.49 N

    Locus 5

    27.90 m AE

    Jaw with tooth

Special Find 169

    19.03 E/6.48 N

    Locus 5

    27.91 m AE

    Jaw with two teeth

Special Find 170

    18.73 E/5.04 N

    Locus 5

    27.88 m AE

    Tooth

Special Find 171

    18.73 E/5.04 N

    Locus 5

    27.88 m AE

    Diagnostic bone

Special Find 172

    18.60 E/6.18 N

    Locus 5

    27.90 m AE

    Shell fragment (smooth)

Special Find 173

    19.60 E/5.07 N

    Locus 5

    27.86 m AE

    Tooth (two fragments)

Special Find 174

    18.86 E/5.52 N

    Locus 5

    27.89 m AE

    Shell fragment

Special Find 175

    18.65 E/6.52 N

    Locus 5

    27.91 m AE

    Diagnostic bone

Special Find 176

    18.76 E/5.81 N

    Locus 5

    27.83 m AE

    Tooth

Another pick pass is thrown in the eastern half of Locus 7 and the western half of Locus 5, approximately 6 - 7 N, to remove the last of the darker brown soil deposit. The soil loosened by this pick pass is hand-sorted into buckets. Hand picks and trowels are used to loosen and remove any remaining dark brown soil as well as to define the yellow soil deposit and bedrock.

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The trench is prepared for closing. Trowels are used to scrape the surface, and brushes are used to sweep the surface. Any remaining roots are clipped; loose rocks are removed; and the lim of a tree adjacent to the trench is removed to facilitate the taking of drone photographs. The top plans of Loci 5 and 7 are drawn.

Supplemental Find 177

    18.6-20.9 E/ 4-7 N

    Locus 5

    Ca. 27.95 m A.E.

    Tooth

Supplemental Find 190

    18.6-20.9 E/ 4-7 N

    Locus 5

    Ca. 27.95 m A.E.

    Burned bone fragment 

Closing Elevations Locus 5

    NE: 28.07 m AE

    SE: 27.91 m AE

    SW: 28.01 m AE

    NW: 27.92 m AE

Closing Elevations Locus 7

    NE: 27.92  m AE

    SE: 28.01 m AE

    SW: 28.34 m AE

    NW: 28.11 m AE

Total Count Locus 5

    Terracotta: ⅛ bowl

    Pottery: 178 sherds

    Bone: 111 pieces

Total Count Baulk Trim

    Terracotta: ⅛ bowl