On Saturday May 4 the team finished the STPs and started new, larger units, planned the week prior. We finished the STPs on the southern slope of the grid, although not finding many artifacts. Then we started on four units. One was placed right in the center of the highest concentration of ceramics and metals, as shown on our GIS maps.
Another unit laid out over one of the GPR anomalies contained tobacco pipe stems, nails, red kitchen ceramic ware, brick fragments, and lithics. As we continued to dig a feature began to appear. One 3’x3’ unit expands an STP with a potential buried archaeological feature. Although not many artifacts were found the first day, the stratigraphy of the soil is helping us interpret the unit. Overall the day was very successful. Except for some rain in the morning, the team accomplished a lot and is beginning to understand the layout of the land and prepare to present our artifacts and findings to the community.
Dan Ricigliano