Monday, July 22 2019

AM

We started the day by throwing  a pick in the eastern 1m x 4m extent of the trench, pulling the dirt south.

Opening Elevations:

NE: 25.05 m AE
NW: 24.97 m AE
SE: 23.89 m AE
SW: 24.52 m AE

We did this pick mainly for leveling the east. Half of a rocchetto was found in the south east corner of the pick. It has a flat, unstamped ends.

Special Find #54: Rocchetto

Coordinates: 109.21 E/73.88 S

Elevation: 34.78 m AE

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While clearing the dirt from the pick we found a high concentration of bone and abraded pottery along the southern strip of the pick at 74 S. We began defining the rocks in the middle of Locus 4 along the western baulk wall in order to see if our rocks are part of the possible rock feature in the south east of T-94. We are finding abraded pottery and some bone along the same axis, mentioned above, in the south of our pick. While defining rocks along the north western baulk of Locus 4, a piece of ridged pottery was found.

Special Find #55: Ridged Pottery

Coordinates: 105.69 E/71.74 S

Elevation: 24.96 m AE

Also in the south east of the pick, we found a rocchetto. It has modern breaks and is concave on both ends.

Special Find #56: Rocchetto Fragments

Coordinates: 109.13 E/73.46 S

Elevation: 24.73 m AE

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While using handpicks to level the middle of Locus, a spindle whorl was found.

Special Find #57: Spindle Whorl

Coordinates: 107.05 E/73.90 S

Elevation: 24.68 m AE

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We took points of special finds then continued to clear the first pick and define the rocks along the western baulk. While defining rocks along the western baulk, the bronze pin to a fibula was found near the middle of the baulk.

Special Find #58 Bronze Pin

Coordinates: 106.34 E/73.97 S

Elevation: 24.64 m AE

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We finished picking up the loose dirt from the initial pick. We may be coming down onto rocks om top of rocks along the middle to north of the western baulk. We started using a brush to sweep around the rocks for clarity. Before lunch, we did root clipping and light leveling. While leveling in the middle of Locus 4, a piece of pottery with slag adhered to it was found.

Special Find #59: Pottery with Adhered Slag

Coordinates: 108.52 E/73.82 S

Elevation: 24.66 m AE

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PM

We leveled the trench using hand picks and trowels, moving from south to north. We started 4m from the southern edge of the trench, which formerly marked the division between loci and still is not level. We have begun to take points on a diagnostic bone, as we have begun to find more, including a large fragment of bone potentially from a cow and a tooth.

Special Find #60: Diagnostic Bone

Coordinates: 109.66 E/73.81 S

Elevation: 24.68

Shortly after, a tooth was found.

Special Find #61: tooth

Coordinates: 106.91 E/72.73 S

Elevation: 24.78 m AE

Pieces of terracotta with slag with adhered were also found.

Special Find #62: Terracotta with Slag Adhered

Coordinates: 107.57 E/72.86 S

Elevation: 24.79 m AE

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A piece of worked bone was found.

Special Find #63: Worked Bone

Coordinates: 109.30 E/74.44 S

Elevation: 24.67 m AE

We baulk walled till the end of the day.

Closing Elevations:

NE: 24.99 m AE
NW: 25.05 m AE
SE: 23.89 m AE
SW: 24.52 m AE

Daily Totals:

Architectural Terracotta: 1/3 bowl

Pottery Sherds: 254

Bone Sherds: 129

Slag: 8