The hot and humid day barely slowed our motivation for unearthing material culture. We began the day by hiking around the peninsula, and we analyzed features of the site including terraces, old roads, open fields, stone foundations, and a curious circular cemented stone feature. Later in the afternoon, we broke ground on our first shovel test pits. Our test pits contained material culture such as slag, iron nails, coal, glass, and ceramic fragments.
Excavating STPs to survey the landscape and better understand soil stratigraphy
Daily Hike to field site