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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

AM

We started the morning off by using heavy pickaxes to break up the compact and dry soil, which resulted from the rain from Friday. However, the soil is still dense and continues to be soft in texture when broken apart. Despite the kind of rockiness we are encountering, the dense soil suggest that perhaps we are getting close to some kind of passible surface. The loose dirt is hand sorted into buckets. We began in the middle of the trench and extended out towards the eastern end.

Opening Elevations

SW: 23.37 mAE

NW: 23.31 mAE

NE: 23.25 mAE

SE: 23.28 mAE

After we reached the western end of the trench, we used heavy pickaxes to level out the west end of the trench and to even the baulk walls. While evening the baulk walls , a piece of ridged bucchero with incisions was found

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(Special Find #1).

Special Find #1

Baulk Trim

54E/70.78S

23.22mAE

Ridged Bucchero with Incisions

*Decorated Buccheroid Fragment

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PM

The afternoon began with leveling the baulk walls and making them look neater with the help of a pickaxe and trowels. The dirt was hand sorted and dumped into the wheelbarrow. While sorting through the dirt, a plaster with reed impression was found. (Special Find #2).

Special Find #2

Baulk Trim

54E/70.31S

23.04mAE

Plaster with reed impression

While working on the northern baulk walls, a piece of slag was found (Special Find #3)

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Special Find #3

Baulk Trim

55.7E/69S

23.275 mAE

Slag

Closing Elevations:

SW: 23.13 mAE

NW: 23.12 mAE

NE: 23.25 mAE

SE: 23.28 mAE

Locus 4:

Pottery: 58 fragments

Terra cotta: 1/3 bowl

Bone: 0

Baulk Trim:

Pottery: 18 fragments

Terra cotta: 1/4 bowl

Bone: 0