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Archaeology of College Hill 2006
Archaeology of College Hill 2007
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology
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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
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Providence, RI 02912
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Note: this is a summary of the day's events. Full fieldnotes forthcoming!
A sad event today: One of the trees in the Eastern (rear) lot of the Church fell over due to the heavy rain on Saturday and winds on Sunday. The tree needed to be removed.
Today's excavations centered on B2. Excavations in this unit, under the direction of Jenna and Aaron, uncovered over a hundred artifacts. Artifact types recovered include shell, animal bone - possibly of deer or elk, pottery fragments, some metal and brick pieces.
Excavations in B1 were headed by Adam Moss and Lindsey. Their excavation revealed more ceramic pieces, as well as brick fragments.
B4 was crewed by Cody and Christian. Their work was hampered by the presence of large roots in the excavation unit. However they did manage to remove more dirt, and recovered a few artifacts.
Unit A2, with Asa and Rodion, was excavated in the NE quadrant down to 80 cm. The stratigraphy and the soil below 50cm is very similar to that found in A4.
Unit A3, with Valerie and Zoe, continued to yield a few artifacts. They are now down to 50 cm in the NW corner of the unit. Work here is hampered by roots.
Unit A1 was under the direction of Tina and Carissa. They proceeded to remove lot 8 from the NW side of the unit. Few artifacts were recovered.
Unit A4 was drawn by Adam Bravo and Jenn.
Due to Daylight Savings Time, we ended slightly early, as night fell quickly.