July 12, 2001

Today's Goals:

Continue mapping apron to west and south of Mound A. Begin opening excavation units on the apron and open first unit in step trench to south of Mound A.

Screening fill from excavation unit in apron south of Mound A.

Jessica McNeil screening fill from excavation unit in apron south of Mound A.

Using Munsell color chart to describe soils.

Erin Westfall using Munsell color chart to describe soils from excavation unit south of Mound A.

Holding prism for electronic total station used to map the mound area.

Pamela Edwards holding prism for electronic total station used to map the mound area. The three dimensional map of the site will be updated periodically as new data comes in.

Troweling floor of unit.

Ariana Slemmens troweling floor of 1x1m excavation unit south of Mound A.

Step trench excavation units south of Mound A.

Shot of the step trench excavation units south of Mound A. Today five 1x1 meter square units were opened.

Excavating 1x1m unit in step trench south of Mound A.

Rachel Horlings and Elizabeth Monahan Driskoll excavating 1x1 m unit in step trench south of Mound A. Rachel is shovel skimming the unit, shaving off thin layers of fill, so that possible features will be easily visible.

Laying out points for three dimensional site map.

Tammy Cooper and Jay Sturdevant laying out points for the three dimensional site map, using 50 m tapes.

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