26 July 2019

AM The morning began with defining the rocks in Locus 13 and defining around the tiles and column pad. In cleaning around Locus 13, two wasters were recovered (Special Finds #71 and 72).

Special Find #71 Locus 13 26.54m AE 176.23m East 67.28m South Waster [stipple drawing]

Special Find #72 Locus 13 26.59m AE 176.50m East 67.31m South Waster [stipple drawing]

In addition to wasters, plaster, tile, pottery, and painted tile were found in moderate quantities while cleaning. The tiles were cleaned and left in places for photos once the level of the soil in the remainder of Locus 13 has been lowered. The plaster surface of Locus 11 was found to the east under the tiles which are resting at an angle. In the eastern extent of Locus 13 a darker heavily included carbon layer that was troweled and defined for clarity. A pickpass was thrown to the west of the carbon included layer and north of the tiles. The pickpass revealed small rocks concentrated in the northern 50cm of the locus. The tiles were further defined and swept. While sorting a fragment of slag (Special Find #73) [119] and a diagnostic bone (Special Find #74) were found.

Special Find #73 Locus 13 25.38m AE 175.88m East 66.87m South Slag [stipple drawing]

Special Find #74 Locus 13 26.57m AE 176.05m East 66.86m South Diagnostic bone [stipple drawing]

Frequent inclusions of citrified terracotta are included in the layer. A large piece of vitrified terracotta with 7 associated pieces (Special Find #75) was found along with a piece of vitrified terracotta (Special Find #76).

Special Find #75 Locus 13 26.53m AE 67.05m South 176.17m East [stipple drawing]

[121] Special Find #76 Locus 13 26.58m AE 175.86m East 67.17m South Vitrified terracotta [stipple drawing]

In sorting the same pickpass, another terracotta waster (Special Find #77), along with a diagnostic bone (Special Find #78).

Special Find #77 Locus 13 26.59m AE 176.56m East 66.99m South Terracotta waster [stipple drawing]

Special Find #78 Locus 13 26.58m AE 176.35m East 66.81m South Diagnostic bone + associated fragments [stipple drawing]

Special Find #79 Locus 13 26.52m AE 175.81m East 67.31m South Vitrified flange [stipple drawing]

[123] PM A pickpass was thrown in Locus 13 to the west of the burn layer, north of the in situ tiles. In hand sorting, a vitrified flange was found (Special Find #79, previous page), as well as vitrified terracotta (Special Find #80).

Special Find #80 Locus 13 26.57m AE 175.85m East 66.94m South Vitrified terracotta [stipple drawing]

A large piece of plaster with reed impressions was also recovered (Special Find #81).

Special Find #81 Locus 13 26.59 175.84m East 66.89m South Plaster with reed impressions [stipple drawing]

Another pickpass was thrown in the same area of Locus 13. Hand sorting revealed two associated decorated pottery fragments (Special Find #82), as well as diagnostic bone (Special Find #83), and a posibly painted cover tile (Special Find #84).

[125] Special Find #82 Locus 13 26.52m AE 176.66m East 67.03m South Decorated pottery fragments [stipple drawing]

Special Find #83 Locus 13 26.53m AE 175.95m East 67.18m South Diagnostic bone [stipple drawing]

Special Find #84 Locus 13 26.50m AE 175.79m East 66.87m South Cover tile with possible paint [stipple drawing]

As cleaning continued, another fragment of decorated pottery was found, which appears to be an associated fragement with Special Find #82, though no joins were found. Since it was not found in the same location as #82, it is its own find (Special Find #85).

Special Find #85 Locus 13 26.61m AE 176.52m East 67.34m South Decorated pottery fragment [stipple drawing]

[127] Cleaning continued for this pickpass, revealing another chunk of plaster with reed impressions (Special Find #86).

Special Find #86 Locus 13 26.51m AE 175.83m East 67.32m South Plaster with reed impressions [stipple drawing]

This area of Locus 13 was leveled with hand picks and the debris sorted. This revealed burnt bone fragments (Special Find #87).

Special Find #87 Locus 13 26.49m AE 176.91m East 66.95m South Burnt bone fragments (3 frag) [stipple drawing]

Closing elevations Locus 13 [drawing of Locus 13 showing point XX in the northeast portion of the excavated area, west of the burn layer; XY is the corresponding southeast portion; XZ is the southwest portion] NW: 26.57m AE XX: 26.55m AE XY: 26.60m AE XZ: 26.43m AE

Daily Totals Locus 13 Plaster: 1 bucket Tile: ⅚ bowl Impressed plaster: 43 pieces Vitrified TC: 192 pieces Painted tile: 7 pieces Pottery: 54 pieces Bone: 6 pieces