Tuesday, July 23 2019

AM

Opening Elevations:

NE: 24.99 m AE
NW: 20.05 m AE
SE: 23.89 m AE
SW: 24.52 m AE

Troweling of rocks in the west continued while a pick was thrown in the east. Although the levels of the trench are still a bit high, preliminary observations revealed that there is an absence of rocks in the northwest corner of the trench and the majority of the eastern half with rocks present in a diagonal running from the central area of the northern baulk of locus 4 extending somewhat linear to the southwest corner.

Special Find #60: Pottery with Slag

Coordinates: 108.66 E/73.94 S

Elevation: 24.59 m AE

Special Find #65: Bone

Coordinates: 108.80 E/72.03 S

Elevation: 24.83 m Ae

Special Find #66: Bronze

Coordinates: 106.89 E/73.41 S

Elevation: 24.68 m AE

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Special Find #67: Tooth

Coordinates: 107.86 E/73.18 S

Elevation: 24.69 m AE

Special Find #68: Bone

Coordinates: 106.68 E/73.91 S

Elevation: 24.55 m AE

Once the dirt was cleared, another pick was thrown to level the trench.

Special Find #69: Vessel

Coordinates: 109.30 E/73.90 S

Elevation: 24.65 m AE

Special Find #70: Bone

Coordinates: 109.13 E/73.89 S

Elevation: 24.68 m AE

Special Find #71: Bone

Coordinates: 108.97 E/74.18 S

Elevation: 24.64 m AE

Special Find #72: Tooth

Coordinates: 108.49 E/74.15 S

Elevation: 24.60 m AE

Special Find #73: Tooth

Coordinates: 106.83 E/73.62 S

Elevation: 24.64 m AE

Special Find #74: Bone

Coordinates 109.45 E/74.73 S

Elevation: 24.68 m AE

Special Find #75: Tooth

Coordinates: 108.58 E/74.74 S

Elevation: 24.60 m AE

Special Find #76: Bronze

Coordinates: 109.29 E/75.69 S

Elevation: 24.59 m AE

Supplemental Find #77: Crucible

Coordinates: ~106-110 E/72-78 S

Elevation: ~24.70-24.50 m AE

Closing Elevations:

NE: 24.88 m AE

NW: 25 m AE

SE: 23.89 m AE

SW: 24.62 m AE

Daily Totals:

Architectural Terracotta: 1.25 bowls

Pottery Sherds: 269

Bone Fragments: 70

Slag: 11