This week we were in the field again and several groups closed their first test pits. Eleanor closed hers after finding little to no artifacts or changes in soil on Friday. Mike found quite a few things and his hole was actually quite interesting. He found what looked to be stones not laid in a distinct pattern but definitely in a single layer and of large enough size to possibly be paving stones. Honestly though, we’re not sure what those are yet. Juli and Brielle found another feature in their pit although it is not very deep as they discovered when they did a core test. Marissa found several more interesting things in our hole while I worked on the transit including an animal tooth which I am not confident enough to yet positively identify although it looks like it’s something in the rodent family such as ground hog. She also found some more glass, ceramics, brick, and coal. She is three feet down and has yet to strike water. Clay also closed his pit after finding little to nothing on Friday except the water level, which he informed us is just over 3 feet down and marked by a distinct change from clay to ashy sand. The rest of us worked on reestablishing the grid, marking future test pits, and incorporating them into the grid system as well. We also had some people come interview us for UDaily. They wanted to know everything we could tell them about what we were doing and what we found; everyone was very helpful and informative. I don’t believe there were any real problems on Friday, other than the difficulties Mike had in digging over around and through is layer of large flat rocks, everyone made very good progress. Friday we hope to open some new pits and continue finding features and artifacts that will aid us in revealing the history of the Water Lot.
