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John Brown House Archaeology Report - 2008
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Week 7 (October 27) saw the continuation of work by the class as a whole. Notably, the lighting is getting worse, even before daylight saving strikes. 5 units are now open and in full swing, with only 3 excavation days left.
Recently added for Community Archaeology and initially excavated by two grad students, Unit 5 is handed over to Evie and Elise.
View to the northeast, looking at Units 1 and 2.
Unit 2 prepares the planning frame for a quick drawing.
Unit 4 finds an impressed chunk of mortar.
Whitney and Steffi brush clean the exposed rocks of a rubble layer in the eastern half of the unit.
Unit 5 having excavated two contexts that surround the central feature.
Krysta holds out a ceramic fragment for discussion.
Unit 1 employs a saw to cut through a major root.