14 July 2022 AM: Locus 2 was opened in the morning which recorded the previously unexcavated northern portion of the trench measuring 2.00m x 1.75m. This is the area north of the bedrock outcropping which emerged in Locus 1 during the last two days. It is also the area of T100 which encompasses a portion of T50 where excavation stopped in 2009 (see DWM II). Opening photos were taken of Locus 2. Opening elevations and coordinates of Locus 2: NW: 26.74m AE NE: 26.70m AE SE: 26.70m AE SW: 26.74m AE NW: 174E/58S NE: 176E/58S SE: 176E/59.75S SW: 174E/59.75S Locus 2 Munsell designation: 2.5Y 5/4 light olive brown The sunbaked clay, light brown soil in Locus 2 was loosened with a pick pass. It was hand sorted into buckets. There were inclusions of tile and plaster, but with less frequency than in Locus 1. There were also a couple pieces of pottery and plaster with reed impressions. SF 36 Locus 2 174.78E/59.32S 26.67m AE Diagnostic bone fragment (knuckle) and 1 associated fragment SF 37 Locus 2 175.05E/59.30S 26.64m AE Chert with percussion marks SF 38 Locus 2 174.25E/59.01S 26.70m AE Burnt bone; 5 fragments Locus 1 continued to be scraped back with hand picks and trowels to the north and west from the southeast corner. The compact plaster layer in that corner was revealed to lie on top of several horizontally placed fairly well-preserved pan tiles. Scraping continued throughout the morning to reveal its full extent. The soil in Locus 1 was medium brown, compact, and claylike. There were inclusions of many tile fragments, plaster fragments, some pottery, and some bone. SF 39 Locus 1 174.08E/63.80S 26.81m AE Bronze fragments The soil in Locus 2 was loosened with another pick pass. The soil was slightly more moist but still very clay like and clumpy. There were inclusions of carbon emerging in the western side along the baulk. There were also frequent inclusions of chalky stone in small fragments. Some (rare) pottery and tile was also present. SF 40 Locus 2 174.31E/58.38S 26.68m AE Ridged impasto fragment PM: Scraping of Locus 1 continued in the afternoon revealing more of the compact plaster layer in the SW corner, where SF 41 was recovered. SF 41 Locus 1 174.38E/63.20S 26.76m AE Plaster fragment with beam and reed impressions Sorting continued in Locus 2 with most inclusions, although few and consistent with the morning, being along the western baulk. Slipped pottery fragments were uncovered. SF 42 Locus 2 174.29E/58.19S 26.54m AE Slipped pottery fragment SF 43 Locus 2 174.29E/58.19S 26.54m AE Slipped pottery fragment After a third pick pass in Locus 2 pre-galestra appeared throughout most of the Locus except the northwest corner which had dark brown soil and inclusions of pottery and bonewhile the rest of the Locus was without inclusions. In that corner a large bone was uncovered but not removed as it continued down into compact soil. Several (3) fragments that had chipped from it were recovered as separate bulk bone. A rocchetto head fragment was also recovered there. SF 44 Locus 2 174.37E/58.66S 26.57m AE Rocchetto head fragment Locus 1end of day elevations: NW: 26.71m AE NE: 26.73m AE SE: 26.74m AE SW: 26.80m AE Locus 2 end of day elevations: NW: 26.61m AE NE: 26.61m AE SE: 26.62m AE SW: 26.62m AE End of day artifact totals: Locus 1: 1 tile bowl 1 plaster bowl 39 bulk pottery 12 bulk bone Locus 2: 7 tile fragments 11 plaster fragments 19 bulk bone 29 bulk pottery 2 plaster fragments with reed impressions