Friday, 5 July 2019

AM

Opening Elevations:

NW: 24.52 m AE

NE: 24.66 m AE

SW: 23.89 m AE

SE: 24.40 m AE

The day began with a pick through the 1m x 4m strip running along the northern wall. While there are rocks still present in the soil they do not seem to be forming anything resembling a feature but the level of T-95 is still higher than the current level of T-94 so any rocks found will be kept in-situ for the moment. While clearing the soil from this pick, a bronze implement was found.

Special find #11: Bronze

Coordinates: 107.32 E/74.63 S

Elevation: 24.55 m AE

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Shortly after, another bronze fragment was also found.

Special Find #12: Bronze Fragment

Coordinates: 107.61 E/74.97 S

Elevations: 24.58 m AE

Shortly after, a seashell was found.

Special find #13: Seashell

Coordinates: 107.32 E/74.85 S

Elevation: 24.57 m AE

Shortly after, the loose dirt was sorted and another pick was thrown pulling back to the south in another 1m x 4m strip. Once the loose dirt from that pick was cleared, another was done pulling back to the southeastern corner extending the southwestern extent of the trench. The soil continues to contain small rocks with some large rocks present just under the current level of excavation. Light levelling and root clipping was done before the lunch break.

-PM-

Post-lunch, another pick was thrown in the 1.5m x 4m strip running horizontally along the northern wall. While cleaning the dirt from this pick, a bronze fragment was found.

Special find #14: Bronze

Coordinates: 108.57 E/ 106.98 S

Elevation: 24.62 m AE

Much more slag is present in this section of the trench, it will continue to be bulked for the moment. Right after a few small pieces of slag were found, a larger piece was found and was deemed a special find.

Special find #15: Slag

Coordinates: 109.14 E/74.52 W

Elevation: 24.75 m AE

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Surrounding the slag there was a high amount of burned terracotta, both architectural terracotta and pottery. Shortly after the slag was found, a sherd of decorated bucchero was found.

Special find #16: Decorated Bucchero Sherd

Coordinates: 108.11 E/74.60 S

Elevation: 24.68 m AE

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Shortly after, a bronze fibula was found.

Special find #17: Bronze Fibula

Coordinates: 109.1 E/75.06 S

Elevations: 24.70 m AE

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Before the end of the day, baulk walling was done and roots were clipped, then, tarp was laid out over the trenches just in case of rain over the weekend.

Closing Elevations:

NW: 24.50 m AE

NE: 24.66 m AE

SW:23.89 m AE

SE: 24.40 m AE

Daily Totals:

Architectural Terracotta: 1/3

Pottery Sherds: 154

Bone Fragments: 72

Slag: 17