[107] 25 July 2019 AM The morning began with a pickpass in Locus 13 to lower the level of the soil and investigate the possible continuation of Locus 6 to the east. The soil of Locus 13 is a dark brown clay like soil with frequent small red, white, and black inclusions. The first pickpass revealed a darker soil in the eastern extent of the locus with more frequent inclusions of vitrifying terracotta, tile, and plaster.

Work was also begun in Locus 12 to determine the extent of the plaster. Trowels and handpicks are being used to pull back from the known extent of the plaster to the south. Thile troweling, a diagnostic bone was recovered (Special Find #62).

Special Find #62 Locus 12 26.60m AE 175.21m East 65.45m South Diagnostic bone + 1 associated fragment [stipple drawing]

While sorting soil by hand into buckets two fragments of slag were recovered along with fragments of vitrified terracotta. A third fragment of slag was found in the same area (Special Find #63, #64, #65).

Special Find #63 Locus 13 26.60m AE 174.01m East 66.85m South Slag [stipple drawing]

[109] Special Find #64 Locus 13 26.62m AE 174.74m East 66.17m South Slag [stipple drawing]

Special Find #65 Locus 13 26.64m AE 175.72m East 67.10m South Slag [stipple drawing]

A second pickpass was completed across Locus 13 revealing tile, possible painted tiles, vitrified terracotta, and small amounts of pottery. While troweling, a diagnostic bone and a sherd of diagnostic pottery composed of a ridge and a rim were recovered (Special Find #66 and Special Find #67).

Special Find #66 Locus 13 26.70m AE 177.66m East 66.92m South Diagnostic bone [stipple drawing]

[111] Special Find #67 Locus 13 26.61m AE 177.73m East 66.73m South Diagnostic pottery [stipple drawing]

As cleaning continued, a small slag droplet was recovered (Special Find #68).

Special Find #68 Locus 13 26.68m AE 176.36m East 67.28m South Slag droplet

Work also continued in Locus 12, bringing the southern baulk wall down to see how far the plaster surface from the locus extends. In tidying the baulk wall, a small round piece of slag was recovered (Special Find #69).

Special Find #69 Locus 12 26.65m AE 174.74m East 66.5m South Round slag [stipple drawing]

PM Cleaning continues in Locus 13 to better define soil color and consistency changes ahead of declaring new loci. In troweling some unusual terracotta was recovered (Special Find #70).

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Special Find #70 Locus 13 26.65m AE 175.93m East 67.83m South Unusual terracotta [stipple drawing]

As troweling and brushing continued, a piece of molded plaster (Supplemental Find #1 [Edit: now Special Find #88]) was found in the tile bowl.

Supplemental Find #1/Special Find #88 Locus 13

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Photos were taken of terracotta tiles in situ in Locus 13. Trowels are being used to define the emerging burn layer/carbon-included soil that began in the NE corner of Locus 13.

Daily totals Locus 12: Pottery: 18 Bone: 2 Vitrified TC: 142 Impressed plaster: 2 Tile: ⅛ bowl

Locus 13: Pottery: 82 Bone: 3 Vitrified TC: 74 Impressed plaster: 174 Painted tile: 12 Tile: 1.25 bowls

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Closing elevations Locus 12: NE: 26.64m AE SE: 26.70m AE SW: 26.69m AE NW: 26.70m AE

Locus 13: NE: 26.63m AE SE: 26.63m AE SW: 26.57m AE NW: 26.68m AE