Daily Log

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AM

We began the day by scraping down Locus 8 to get a clearer picture of the soil there.  It appears that the soil in Locus 8 is the same as that in Locus 18 .  Therefore, after we clean up the area covered by those two loci they will be declared a new locus.  While scraping up Locus 18 we have begun to uncover pieces of carbon in the north western area of the locus.  A darker soil has been uncovered across the entire span of loci 8 and 18 .  This new soil will be declared Locus 22 .  This locus is characterized by a darker brown mottled soil.  There is carbon appearing in the soil.  Its munsell designation is 10 YR 4/3 Brown.

Photographs Taken

Elevations Locus 22 A.D.

• NE - .20m
• NW - .28m
• SE - .05m
• SW - .29m

Removed a large chunk of carbon (Find #1):  Commenced a pick pass across the eastern most meter of Locus 22 .  Almost no material has been found from the pick pass, however, the soil is still very dark and full of carbon.  Near the western baulk we have found a small patch of what looks like heavily oxidized soil.  It has a deep red color with a munsell designation of 5 YR 5/8 yellowish red.

54

Commenced a pick pass across the rest of the locus.  We are still finding little material throughout.

PM

Continued to pick across Locus 22 .  Still uncovering little material but we are still finding carbon in the soil.  While troweling a burnt piece of pottery was uncovered (Find #2).  We are continuing to remove the Locus 22 soil.

Material Totals

• 1/2 bowl terracotta - Locus 18
• 1/4 box pottery - Locus 18
• 1/2 bowl terracotta - Locus 22
• 1/4 box pottery - Locus 22