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6 July 2016

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Baulk walling continued using hand picks and trowels to remove soil. Roots clipped and a portion of a stump along the eastern baulk wall removed. A few fragments of worn terra cotta and one fragment of pottery found. Opening photographs and elevations of Locus 3 taken:

NW Corner: 25.77m A.E.

NE Corner: 25.88m A.E.

SE Corner: 25.79m A.E.

SW Corner: 25.65m A.E.

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Drawing of Locus 3 Aerial State Plan

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Excavation begun in Locus 3 using a pick axe to break up soil beginning at the western baulk wall and moving eastward in one meter strips. Soil hand sorted into buckets and removed from the trench. Locus 3 is a yellowish-brown, claylike, somewhat densely compacted soil. Fewer roots included within the soil pack. Small stones continue to be included as well (1-15cm in length). Few artifacts recovered; terra cotta and pottery found in small concentrations. Simultaneously, hand picks used to define stumps and their root systems in order to work towards their removal. During picking in the last, easternmost meter, a fineware body sherd with impression found.

Find 1: Fineware Body Fragment with Impression

74.15E/47.28S

25.76m A.E.

Locus 3

Drawing

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First pick pass in Locus 3 completed and a second begun in the western meter, moving eastward. Soil remains consistent with Locus 3 , the yellowish-brown, claylike, somewhat densely packed soil. Soil hand sorted into buckets and removed from the trench. Few artifacts recovered, but those which are are less worn. Terra cotta, pottery, and one bone fragment found. Fewer roots included in the soil, but stones of small length continue to be included in medium to high concentration. In the west a fragment of burned bone and fragment of vitrifying terra cotta recovered.

Find 2: Burned Bone Fragment

71.17E/47.74S

25.72m A.E.

Locus 3

Drawing

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Find 3: Vitrified Terra Cotta Fragment

71.51E/48.41S

25.74m A.E.

Locus 3

Drawing

Focused on cleaning around stumps and clipping roots once the second meter from the west had been cleaned.

PM

Resumed the second pick pass in the second meter from the east. While soil being turned over with the pick, a coin recovered.

Find 4: Bronze or Silver Coin

74.05E/47.67S

25.81m A.E.

Locus 3

Drawing

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Soil sorted into buckets by hand. Soil remains consistent with Locus 3 and is less included with roots and small rocks. Small

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fragments of terra cotta and pottery recovered. One small stump removed from along the southern baulk wall. Other stumps cleaned utilizing a hand pick. Second pick pass completed and third begun at the western baulk wall moving eastward. Soil turned up remains consistent with Locus 3 . Soil sorted by hand into buckets. Few fragments of terra cotta and pottery found, including a piece of Medieval pottery.

Find 5: Glazed Fineware Body Fragment

71.96E/48.77S

25.76m A.E.

Locus 3

Drawing

Third pick pass finished. Because the locus is higher at the east, a fourth pick pass begun there. Soil in the northeastern corner slightly yellower than the other soil of Locus 3 , but the compaction and consistency

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remain the same as Locus 3 . Soil sorted by hand into buckets. A few fragments of terra cotta and one fragment of plaster recovered. Roots clipped.

Daily Totals:

Locus 3 :

Terra cotta: 1/3 bowl

Pottery: 1/2 latte (35 fragments)

Bone: 1 fragment

Baulk Trim

Terra cotta: 16 fragments

Pottery: 1 fragment

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