Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

Opening Elevations Locus 7

    NE: 28.10 m A.E. 

    SE: 28.11 m A.E.

    SW: 28.32 m A.E.

    NW: 28.21 m A.E.

Excavation begins with the continuation of the pick pass in Locus 7 begun on 7.26.22. Shovels and hand sorting into wheelbarrows are used. In the process, a fragment of ridged pottery is recovered.

Special Find 122 PC20220071

    18- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.08 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Ridged pottery

Special Find 123

    17.5- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.08 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 124

    18.220 E / 4.17 N

    Locus 7

    28.22  m A.E.

    Jaw with teeth

Special Find 125

    18.44 E / 6.82 N

    Locus 7

    28.13m  m A.E.

    Diagnostic Bone

Special Find 126

    18.14 E / 4.14 N

    Locus 7

    28.12  m A.E.

    Ridged pottery

Special Find 127

    17.87 E / 5.49 N

    Locus 7

    28.12  m A.E.

    Knucklebone

Special Find 128

    17- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.15 +/- 5cm  m A.E.

    Possibly worked stone

Special Find 129

    18.60 E / 6.02 N

    Locus 7

    28.05  m A.E.

    Knucklebone

Special Find 130 PC20220073

    18.57 E / 5.10 N

    Locus 7

    28.03  m A.E.

    Bone Bead (joins 116?)

Special Find 131

    17- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.05 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 133

    18.57 E / 5.27 N

    Locus 7

    28.06  m A.E.

    Ridged pottery

Another pick pass is begun when the first is complete. Soil is consistent with small-medium rocks and roots. 

Special Find 134

    18- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.48 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 135

    18.24 E /6.34 N

    Locus 7

    28.06  m A.E.

    Jaw with tooth

Special Find 136

    18- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Shell

Special Find 137

    18.06 E / 5.17 N

    Locus 7

    28.08 m A.E.

    Tooth with assoc. Fragment

Special Find 138

    18- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Metal fragment

Special Find 139

    18- 18.60 E / 4- 7 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2cm  m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 140

    17.79 E / 6.38 N

    Locus 7

    28.08  m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 141  PC20220086

    18.60 E / 6.26 N

    Locus 7

    28.0  m A.E.

    Pottery with protrusion

Special Find 142

    18.40 E / 4.55 N

    Locus 7

    28.06  m A.E.

    Bronze fragment

Special Find 143

    18.60- 17 E / 7 - 4 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 144  PC20220065

    18.60- 17 E / 7 - 4 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Obsidian (?)

Special Find 145

18.48- 17 E / 5.23 N

    Locus 7

    27.99 m A.E.

    Ridged pottery 

PM

Excavation has revealed two large sections of bedrock in the southwestern 1.5 m of Locus 7. The bedrock slopes down from west to east. Between these outcroppings is a more yellow deposit. It has small-medium light yellow inclusions and is compact with a clay-like texture. The deposit follows along with the slope of the bedrock. This may be the ancient surface of the midden. The bedrock is articulated with trowels and the remaining dark charcoal-rich soil continues to be removed in the eastern ~50 cm of Locus 7.

Special Find 146

    17 E- 18.60/ 4 - 7N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 147

    17 E- 18.60/ 4 - 7N

    Locus 7

    28.04 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Tooth

Special Find 148

18.32 E / 4 .72 N

    Locus 7

    28.04 m A.E.

    Incised pottery 

Supplemental Find 181

    17-18.6 E/ 4-7 N

    Locus 7

    Ca.28.0 m A.E.

    Knucklebone

Supplemental Find 193

    17-18.6 E/ 4-7 N

    Locus 7

    Ca.28.0 m A.E.

    Ridged pottery rim sherd

Special Find 149

17 E- 18.60/ 4 - 7N

    Locus 7

    28.00 +/- 2 cm m A.E.

    Tooth

In the eastern approx 40 cm, material continues to be found and the soil is still the charcoal-included dark brown. The rest of the locus, however, appears to have revealed the newer deposit.

Closing Elevations Locus 7

    NE: 28.00 m A.E. 

    SE: 28.01 m A.E.

    SW: 28.34 m A.E.

    NW: 28.09 m A.E.

Total Count Locus 6

    Pottery: 355

    Terra cotta: ⅛ bowl

    Slag: 6

    Bone: 192