11 July 2018

AM

Using handpicks and trowels, we scraped away loose dirt to finish exposing the surface of a new soil. Baulk walls were trimmed and roots clipped.

Locus 2 closing elevations / locus 3 opening elevations were taken.

NW (46 S / 168 E) – 27.79 m.AE

NE (46 S / 171 E) – 27.79 m.AE

NE2 (47.81 S / 171 E) – 27.72 m.AE

SW3 (46.82 S / 168 E) – 27.52 m.AE

A pick pass was made in locus 3, peeling from the western boundary of the trench to the eastern confines.

Locus 3: the soil is lighter with a more gray-ish tint and is emerging in smaller granules / clumps. The clumps of soil are slightly harder to break apart, however, this could be a result of the exposed area baking out overnight. A second pick pass will aid in determining if this is characteristic of the soil in this locus. It appears as though small pieces of charcoal are appearing throughout the locus.

A second pick pass was made in locus 3, peeling back from the south to the north so as soil doesn’t spill outside the trench.

Special find #12: ridged tondo

27.77 m.ae

46.58 S / 169.52 E

Locus 2

Special find #12 and #13 join with ancient breaks

Special find #13: tondo fragment which joins with ridged tondo fragment

27.73 m.AE

46.90 S / 169.59 E

Special find #14: worked (?) bone

27.69 m.AE

47.18 S / 169.32 E

Special find #15: tondo fragment which potentially joins with ridged tondo fragment

27.79 m.AE

47.27 S / 169.52 E

A tondo fragment was discovered with the same curvature, width, and material as special finds #12 & #13, however, with no joining edges, it is hard to determine if they are of the same vessel.

PM

A pick pass was made originating in the southern region of the trench, peeling towards the northern boundary of the trench.

We are still coming across a few pieces of charcoal, mostly by the roots, along the northern confines of the trench. Quite a few of the architectural terracotta have been flanges and lacking any production markers or other special insignia, were discarded into the tile dump.

A second pick pass for the afternoon was made peeling back from the south, placing emphasis on regions at a higher elevation in the locus.

While sorting through soil, a piece of bronze was discovered in situ south of the root system lining the north of the trench.

Special find #16: Bronze fragment

27.69 m.AE

46.34 S / 168.89 E

While dumping soil collected from this pick pass, a piece of bronze was discovered in the T-92 trench’s wheel barrow. Knowing the area within the trench the soil had been collected from, a range of coordinates was provided, as well as an elevation.

Supplemental find: Bronze fragment

27.69 m.AE

Aprx. 46.33 S – 47.07 S / 169.01 E – 169.46 E

11 July 2018 end of day totals:  

Locus 3:

Pottery – 118 pieces

Bone – 64 pieces

Terracotta – 2 bowls

Locus 2:

Pottery – 4 pieces

Tile – 16 pieces