Daily Log

17

AM

Finished working on the baulk walls in preparation for declaring a new locus across the entire trench.  The pick pass across the western 2/3 of the trench revealed that the locus 4 soil did in fact extend underneath locus 3 .  This soil is now present in the entire trench.  The soil will be declared locus 5 across the entire trench.

Photographs Taken

Elevations A.D. Locus 5

• NE - .38m
• SE - .34m
• NW - .48m
• SW - .51m
• Center - .43m

Locus 5 is characterized by a darker soil which is coarser than that in Locus 3 .  Also it contains small rocks and some terracotta.  However, the amount of terracotta is much less than what was uncovered at the lower elevations of l ocus 3 .  There is also modern debris found in the strata.  The munsell designation is 10 YR 5/3 Brown.  We began a pick pass across the eastern 2 meters of the trench.  Still turning up the dark locus 5 soilwith a bit of carbon.  Still finding modern debris.

18

PM

Did a pick pass across the western meter of the trench.  We then picked the middle third of the trench which revealed a vitrified piece of terracotta.

Material Totals

• 3/4 bowl baulk terracotta
• 3 pieces baulk pottery
• 2 1/2 bowls terracotta Locus 3
• 2 boxes of pottery and bone Locus 3
• 4 bowls terreacotta Locus 5
• 1 box pottery and bone Locus 5

VdM20060012

• Find #1
• Locus 5
• Ele: .29m A.D.
• 1.70m W - 8.07m S
• Vitrified Terracotta Fragment