Historic Artifacts Recovered from Test Area A

Provenience Level or
Stratum
Cat.
Number
Identification Period Description/Comment
Glass Objects
Unidentified
Function
E.U. C2, S1/2 28-40 cm 9 Curved glass ? 1 light green, melted fragment
E.U. C3, S1/2 17-30 cm 17 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragment, light purple, sun-altered
E.U. D2, SE1/4 20-40 cm 37 Curved glass ? 1 clear fragment
E.U. D3, N1/2 30-40 cm 35 Curved glass ? 3 fragments; 2 clear, 1 light green, melted fragment which mends with Cat. 87 (see entry below)
E.U. D3, N1/2 30-40 cm 87 Curved glass ? 1 light green, melted fragment; mends with Cat. 35 (see entry above)
E.U. D3, SW1/4 12-40 cm 81 Curved glass ? 1 clear fragment
E.U. D5, N1/4 0-40 cm 102 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragment, light purple, sun-altered
E.U. D5, N1/4 0-40 cm 102 Curved glass ? 1 very light green fragment
E.U. D5, N1/4 0-40 cm 118 Curved glass Pre-
1870
2 light green fragments, one with a blowpipe pontil mark (Jones 1971:69-71; Jones et al. 1985:45)
E.U. D5, N1/4 0-40 cm 118 Curved glass ? 4 clear fragments
E.U. D5, N1/4 40-50 cm 125 Curved glass ? 2 fragments; 1 clear, 1 light green
Trench 1 0-20 cm 111 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragment, light purple, sun-altered
Trench 1 0-20 cm 111 Curved glass ? 5 fragments; 4 clear, 1 light green
Trench 1 20-40 cm 116 Curved glass ? 2 fragments; 1 green, 1 very light aqua neck/shoulder element
S.P. 3N/2W --- 165 Curved glass ? 1 light green fragment
S.P. 3N/1E --- 145 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragment, light purple, sun-altered
S.P. 3N/1E --- 145 Curved glass ? 3 light aqua fragments; 2 from rectangular bodied vessel with flat chamfers; 1 from cylindrical bottle with raised "NU"
S.P. 3N/3W --- 137 Curved glass ? 1 clear fragment
S.P. 4N/1W --- 128 Curved glass ? 2 light green fragments
S.P. 4N/4W --- 178 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragments, light purple, sun-altered
S.P. 4N/5W --- 153 Curved glass ? 1 light green fragment
S.P. 5N/0W --- 142 Curved glass ? 2 fragments; 1 light aqua, 1 clear
S.P. 5N/2W --- 166 Curved glass ? 4 fragments; 3 clear, 1 amber
S.P. 6N/2W --- 167 Curved glass ? 3 fragments; 2 semi-melted clear, 1 light green
S.P. 6N/3W --- 139 Curved glass ? 2 fragments; 1 clear, 1 light green
S.P. 7N/2W --- 168 Curved glass ? 6 clear fragments
S.P. 8N/1E --- 183 Curved glass ? 2 fragments; 1 light green, 1 clear
S.P. 8N/2W --- 169 Curved glass ? 1 light green fragment
S.P. 9N/0W --- 182 Curved glass ? 1 fragment - lost in processing
S.P. 10N/1E --- 159 Curved glass ? 1 clear fragment
S.P 11N/1W --- 134 Curved glass Post-
1880 to
1916
1 fragment, light purple, sun-altered
Plastic
Objects
Unidentified
Function
Trench 1 0-20 cm 107 Plastic ? Opaque, yellow, celluloid fragment
Metal Objects
Unidentified
Function
E.U. C3, N1/2 20-30 cm 13 ? ? 5 unidentifiable, ferrous fragments
E.U. C3, S1/2 30-40 cm 23 ? ? Folded and smashed lead cylinder (?)
E.U. C3, S1/2 30-40 cm 24 ? ? Tapered cast iron rod with 9.10 mm diameter ball (part of ball joint) on smaller end; other end (maximum diameter = 8.48 mm) appears snapped off
E.U. D3, N1/2 30-40 cm 36 ? ? 22.48 mm (0.88 inch) square ferrous nut threaded for 9.86 mm (0.39 inch) diameter bolt
E.U. D3, SW1/4 0-40 cm 82 Ferrule? ? 2 ferrous fragments
E.U. D3, SW1/4 0-40 cm 82 ? ? 5 unidentifiable, ferrous fragments (possible tin can?)
E.U. D4, N1/4 0-40 cm 104 Sheet metal ? Ferrous band approximately 5 1/2 inches long x 0.6 inches wide; rectangular hole suggests piercing by cut nail
E.U. D5, N1/4 0-40 cm 120 Sheet metal ? 9 irregularly shaped fragments
Trench 1 55 cm 52 Wire ? Ferrous wire fragment, approximately 10 inches long x .15 inches diameter
S.P. 3N/1E --- 145 Sheet metal ? 1 ferrous fragment
S.P. 5N/4W --- 177 Sheet metal ? 3 fragments
S.P. 6N/1W --- 130 Sheet metal ? 1 ferrous fragment
Stone Objects
Unidentified
Function
E.U. C3, N1/2 20-30 cm 12 Slate ? Roofing material or writing slate

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