by Zoe van Buren, Jana Irving, Leslie Salyers, Field School Students An essential component of any archaeological excavation is the processing of the artifacts. Once a week, our class meets in the archaeological lab at Heidelberg University to sort, clean, and label the materials we have excavated from our units. We begin with a [...]
Read full post »12-Sided Bottle Discovered
Thursday, June 24, 2010
One of the first artifacts to be located within level 1 of Feature 124 (a latrine used in late 1862 or early 1863) was this 12-sided bottle. The bottle is just over 10 centimeters in length and 5 centimeters in width. We have yet to remove the bottle from the latrine, but expect to in [...]
Read full post »2010 Field Report 4
Thursday, June 24, 2010
From the 2010 Archaeological Field School Participants: The Block 8 Latrine is a perfect example of how a new archaeological site is begun. After the latrine was located through soil samples, the site was staked out within an existing grid system and we continued to investigate. Members of the excavation teams worked to clear away [...]
Read full post »Interesting Lead Artifact
Thursday, June 17, 2010
This artifact was discovered within the excavations of the Block 8 area. It appears to be lead, having been flattened out and small cut-outs removed. I can’t explain the very small holes, but the other cut-out shapes may have been lead pieces being used for sets in jewelry. It is quite a unique piece [...]
Read full post »2010 Field Report 3
Thursday, June 17, 2010
From the 2010 Archaeological Field School: Having arrived and settled in, the Johnson’s Island archaeological field school began on Monday, June 7th. We met at the Gilmor Science Building archaeological laboratory where we had a short lecture introducing us to the history and context of the site. Johnson’s Island was used as the location for [...]
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