[35] 17 July, 2019

AM

The morning began in Locus 1, using hand picks to further investigate the extent of the burn lauer found yesterday. Meanwhile, the floor edge was defined and photos were taken. Debris from Locus 1 was sorted by hand into buckets, and materials found include terracotta tile fragments, as well as smaller amounts of pottery and bone. Among these was a small seashell fragment (Special Find #7).

Special Find #7 Locus 1 26.35m AE 174.72m East 67.16m South Seashell fragment [stipple drawing]

During the process of defining the floor, a burn layer was discovered underneath the floor surface. It is unclear at this time whether it is contiguous with the burn layer found in the western portion of Locus 1.

The floor was removed by making cuts with a pickaxe and picking underneath. Three buckets’ worth of soil and debris from under the [37] floor were reserved for floatation. The burn layer continues under the floor, and this soil was sorted into buckets, revealing plaster with impressions (Special Find #8) and vitrified terracotta (Special Find #9).

Special Find #9 Locus 2 26.74m AE 174.43m East 67.88m South Vitrified terracotta and associated fragments [stipple drawing]

Special Find #8 Locus 2 26.68m AE 175.02m East 68.55m South Plaster with impressions [stipple drawing]

Meanwhile, baulk walling was done to tidy up Locus 1. This revealed some vitrified terracotta (Special Find #10).

[39] Special Find #10 Locus 1 (baulk) 26.77m AE 175.02m East 66.54m South Vitrified terracotta [stipple drawing]

The remainder of the morning was spent using handpicks and trowels to lower portions of Locus 2 to find a uniform level for a new locus appearing. This effort to reveal the area in question revealed a number of finds including pieces of vitrified terracotta (Special Find #11, Special Find #13), a piece of ridged pottery (Special Find #12), and a piece of diagnostic bone (Special Find #14).

Special Find #11 Locus 1 26.63m AE 174.72m East 67.00m South Vitrified terracotta [stipple drawing]

[41] Special Find #12 Locus 1 26.69m AE 175.12m East 67.37m South Ridged pottery [stipple drawing]

Special Find #13 Locus 2 26.73m AE 174.33m East 67.96m South Vitrified terracotta [stipple drawing]

Special Find #14 Locus 2 26.67m AE 174.83m East 67.69m South Diagnostic bone [stipple drawing]

[43] PM The afternoon was spent removing the remaining areas of Locus 1 in an attempt to declare new loci in the area. During this process a number of finds came up across Locus 1 as the level was dropped. These include pieces of plaster with impressions (Special Find #15, Special Find #16, Special Find #17, Special Find #18, Special Find #20), a waster (Special Find #19), and a piece of diagnostic bone (Special Find #21).

Special Find #15 Locus 1 26.67m AE 175.21m East 67.27m South Small plaster with impression [stipple drawing]

Special Find #16 Locus 1 26.63m AE 175.05m East 67.24m South Big plaster with impression [stipple drawing]

[45] Special Find #17 Locus 1 26.57m AE 174.61m East 67.50m South Big plaster with impressions [stipple drawing]

Special Find #18 Locus 1 26.53m AE 174.63m East 67.7m South Small plaster with impressions [stipple drawing]

Special Find #19 Locus 1 26.52m AE 174.64m East 67.79m South Waster [stipple drawing]

Special Find #20 Locus 1 26.58m AE 175.22m East 67.35m South Plaster with impressions [stipple drawing]

[47] Special Find #21 Locus 1 26.58m AE 175.28m East 67.32m South Diagnostic bone [stipple drawing]

Closing Elevations Locus 1: NE: 26.69m AE SE: 26.55m AE SW: 26.72m AE NW: 26.71m AE

Daily Totals: Locus 1 Tile: 1 bowl Pottery: 29 pieces Bone: 4 pieces Impressed plaster: 4 pieces

Closing elevations Locus 2: NE: 26.65m AE SE: 26.66m AE A: 26.69m AE B: 26.65m AE C: 26.67m AE NW: 26.64m AE

Daily Totals Locus 2: Tile: ⅛ bowl Pottery: 12 pieces Bone: 1 piece Vitrified terracotta: 3 pieces Bulk plaster: 30 pieces