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Tuesday, 22 July 2014

AM

The soil was damp due to the last couple of days' rain. The surface of Locus 2 was scraped down using trowels. Baulk walls were trimmed to allow the surface of the locus to dry further.

Special find #1

Possible bone

Western baulk trim

Drawing

PM

The soil has dried sufficiently for pick passes to be conducted. Yellowish decaying rock as well as white decaying rock is now across the Northern third of Locus 2 . We will cease pick passing in this Northern section for the time being in order to focus attention on revealing the full extent of the decaying rock across the

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locus. The soil is still too damp to be sieved.

Special find #2

Bone

Locus 2

91.61 m E / 38.65 m S

28.07 m AE

Pick passes continued in the southern 1.5 m (approximately) of Locus 2 with the soil continuing to be light brown in colour and claylike in texture.

Locus 2 finds:

Terracotta: 1/3 of a bowl

Pottery: 35 pieces

Bone: 4 pieces

Baulk trim:

Terracotta: 9 pieces

Pottery: 5 pieces

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Locus 2 elevations at end of day:

NW corner: 28.34 m AE

NE corner: 28.34 m AE

SE corner: 28.04 m AE

SW corner: 28.00 m AE

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