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A.M.

This morning we continued to pick axe across the surface of Locus 15, in order to clearly see the carbonized soil found along the south and west walls.  After two complete pick passes, moving across the trench east to west, the highly carbonized soil was clearly visible in an L shape, moving north.  We are hoping to see the soil continue to darken and move a few centimeters north, in order to see a clear line of the dark soil across the southern 1m x 3m part of the trench.

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(DIAGRAM OF LOCUS 17)

P.M.

This afternoon two additional pick passes were completed, and the soil continued to reveal a consistent stratigraphy.  Carbon-included soil continued to reside along the south and the west walls.  It remains dense and clay-like with further white and red inclusions.

Loci 14 and 17 were defined in preparation...

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...for the aerial photography on 30 July 2008.  The south and west baulk walls were then trimmed and display a neat and defined stratigraphy.

Locus 17 (Closing Elevations for 29 July 2008)

SW  136 E / 37 S   27.47m AE

NW  136 E / 35 S   27.39m AE

NE  139 E / 35 S   27.38m AE

SE  139 E / 37 S   27.45m AE

center    27.34m AE

Material Totals:

Locus 17

1\2 bowl of terracotta

4 latte boxes of pottery

1\2 latte box of bone

Baulk Walls

1\2 bowl of terracotta

1 latte box of pottery

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Special Find #1

Iron Nail

Locus 17

27.43m AE

137.93 E / 37.32 S

Special Find #2

Cavetto Fragment

Locus 14

27.67m AE

134.25 E / 38.33 S

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