Daily Log 24th July 2015

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Friday 24th July, 2015

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The northern and eastern baulk walls were trimmed in Locus 4 . Trowels were used to scrape the surface of the area between the light brown soil and whitish yellow soil in the slope to the south. The full slope has not yet been define, but currently the slope of galestra appears to be at a very steep gradient, running southward.

Special Find number 1

Locus 4

Slipped pottery fragments (2 pieces)

91.75E/ 39.23S

1.74m BD/ 25.90m AE

Drawing

Whilst trimming the baulk wall in the north, a cow horn bone was exposed within the wall. The baulk wall will continue to be trimmed, and the bone defined. Points and photos were taken.

The northern T-58 baulk wall continued to be trimmed, revealing another large bone fragment approximately 20cm to the northeast of the cow horn.

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The western baulk of T-58 was also trimmed.

PM

The horn contained on top of the norther baulk wall's surface was removed. Due to the presence of many rocks and roots, the horn came out in several fragments. All of this will be comprised in Special Find number 2

Special Find number 2

Northern baulk trim ( Locus 4 )

Cow Horn (fragments)

92.94E/ 37.76S

1.10m BD/ 26.54m AE

Photos

After this horn was removed, the other large piece of bone came out too.

Special Find number 3

Large bone (fragments)

93.20E/ 37.73S

0.87m BD/ 26.77m AE

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Locus 5 end of day elevations:

NW corner: 1.84m BD/ 25.80m AE

NE corner: 0.95m BD/ 26.69m AE

SE corner: 1.15m BD/ 26.39m AE

SW corner: 1.81m BD/ 25.83m AE

Locus 5 finds:

There were no finds from this locus today.

Locus 4 end of day elevations:

NW corner: 1.42m BD/ 26.22m AE

NE corner:1.11m BD/ 26.53m AE

SE corner: 1.07m B/ 26.59m AE

SW corner: 1.83m BD 25.81m AE

Locus 4 finds:

Terracotta: 0

Pottery: 8 pieces

Bone: 7 pieces

Western baulk finds:

Terracotta: 7 pieces

Pottery: 10 pieces

Bone: 5 pieces

Northern baulk finds:

Terracotta: 3 pieces

Pottery: 8 pieces

Bone: 5 pieces