Historic Artifacts Recovered from Test Area A |
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| Provenience | Level
or Stratum |
Cat. Number |
Identification | Period | Description/Comment |
| Transpor- tation |
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| E.U. C3, N1/2 | 30-40 cm | 25 | Rivet | ? | Cuprous, 14.59 mm head diameter, 4.89 mm shaft diameter, 11.98 mm total length |
| E.U. D3 | 0-30 cm | 28 | Horseshoe | ? | Severely corroded and broken in center; approximately 5 inches long x 4 1/4-inches wide |
| Surface | --- | 4 | Buckle | ? | Heavy, cast brass; stain suggests missing ferrous tongue; dimensions = 38.69 mm long x 26.80 mm wide |
| S.P. 3N/0W | --- | 180 | Mule shoe | ? | 5.75 inches long x 4.2 inches maximum width |
| S.P. 7N/0W | --- | 157 | Trace chain? | ? | Ferrous chain with 1 3/4 inches x 1 inch links, replacement/repair link on one end and snap hook on the other |
| S.P. 9N/5W | --- | 147 | Swivel | ? | Ferrous, severely corroded |
| S.P. 9N/5W | --- | 147 | Buckle tongue | ? | Ferrous, severely corroded |
| Firearms/ Martial |
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| E.U. C3, N1/2 | 20-30 cm | 10 | .22 Short | Post- 1857 to modern |
Fired condition, no headstamp (Logan 1959:63) casing |
| E.U. C3, N1/2 | 20-30 cm | 11 | Gunstock inlay? | Early
to mid-19th century |
Sheet copper cut out with two wire loops on back; dimensions = 36.54 mm long x 25.66 mm wide x 0.62 mm thick |
| E.U. D3 | 0-30 cm | 28 | .45 Bullet | Post- 1870 to modern |
Subconical, no grease ring, slightly cupped base (Logan 1959:92-93, 139-147) |
| S.P. 3N/1W | --- | 127 | .54 Bullet | 1865 | Burnside bullet, rifling marks |