August 20, 2002

Today's Accomplishments:

David Anderson and Charles Lawson ran operations at the site while John Cornelison attended a long range interpretive planning meeting with park personnel. Continued work on the top and south sides of the mound, with close-down activities predominating, notably profiling and photography.
Volunteer Addison Carter cleaning the gray clay surface on the slope of the third (second interior) mound stage on the south side of Mound A. Volunteer Addison Carter from Antioch College cleaning the gray clay surface on the slope of the third (second interior) mound stage on the south side of Mound A. Addison spent the entire summer with us, and will be leaving at the end of the week to return to college. A thick gray clay cap (ca. 3 cm thick) was observed extending for about a meter up the slope on this part of the mound.
Fired red floor at edge of the third (second interior) mound stage, in the south trench area, in N38-39 E182.Several posts are evident intruding through the floor, including three in a line located across the central part of the floor, running diagonally, adjacent to a linear root/root scar. Fired red floor at edge of the third (second interior) mound stage, in the south trench area, in N38-39 E182, views from the west looking east, and from overhead. The red floor runs to the edge of the mound stage. Several posts are evident intruding through the floor, including three in a line located across the central part of the floor, running diagonally, adjacent to a linear root/root scar. This was re-shot when it was discovered that the photo board had the wrong unit numbers on it (see yesterdays images, taken late in the day, which was very hot). Each night the content and exposure (lighting) for every digital shot is carefully examined to see if it must be retaken, as was necessary in this case.
Fired red floor at edge of the third (second interior) mound stage, in the south trench area, in N38-39 E179.Note the pronounced colors on the slope and top of this surface, which go from gray, to yellowish orange, to bright red. Fired red floor at edge of the third (second interior) mound stage, in the south trench area, in N38-39 E179, views from the west looking east, and from overhead. The fired red floor ends on a possible wall line. Note the pronounced colors on the slope and top of this surface, which go from gray, to yellowish orange, to bright red.
N60E181, west wall profile. The depression in the wall is where a minor collapse occurred during excavation. N60E181, west wall profile. One of dozens of shots taken of every wall profile in the north trench as part of the project documentation. The depression in the wall is where a minor collapse occurred during excavation.
SEAC archaeologists Jill Halchin, Steven Kidd, Jessica McNeil, and Josh Wells profiling and cleaning in the north trench area. SEAC archaeologists Jill Halchin, Steven Kidd, Jessica McNeil, and Josh Wells profiling and cleaning in the north trench area.

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