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Archaeological Fieldwork at John Brown House, 2009

This report summarizes the archaeological fieldwork conducted at the John Brown House in December 2009. The findings include stratigraphy, artifacts, and potential hazards for future excavation. Impetus for further excavation is also discussed.

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Archaeological Fieldwork at John Brown House, 2009

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  1. 2009 John Brown House Archaeological Fieldwork:Unit 9 and STP3 Michael Camarillo December 7, 2009 ARCH 1900—Krysta Ryzewski

  2. Unit 9 • Unit Team: Michael Camarillo • Julie Pridham • 1x1 meter plot; approximately 4 m west of the JBH addition (Marsden Perry) • Adjacent outhouses/features (i.e. stables, shed, wall, etc.)

  3. Unit 9:Stratigraphy

  4. Unit 9:JBH 44 • Munsell: 7.5 YR 2.5/1 (black) • Constantly moist soil • Shovel-shaving and leveling • Non-diagnostic artifacts (architectural remnants?) • Natural soil/stratigraphic change at average depth of 2.4 cm

  5. Unit 9:JBH 47 • Munsell: 5 YR 3/2 • Wide artifact range suggests constant turnover and backfill of soil • Black PVC pipe (feature in southeast corner) • Arbitrary context change (10cm below JBH 44)

  6. Unit 9:JBH 53 • Munsell: 10 YR 3/2 • Backfill after sprinkler installation • Plasticized PVC (1926) • Electrical wire stretching across unit (22 ½ cm depth) • Unit close

  7. Shovel Test Pit 3 • 75cm x 75cm plot • Mitigation (rescue) archaeology • Geothermal well site in Summer 2010 • Possible outhouses/features STP 3

  8. STP 3:Stratigraphy

  9. STP 3:JBH 55 • Munsell: 10 YR 3/2 • Mixed composition of soil • Natural context levels

  10. STP 3:JBH 60

  11. Future Work • Unit 9 has been informative to location of possible hazards for further excavation • High amount of diagnostic pottery increases the importance of future work in the surrounding area • STP 3 also provides an impetus for further excavation with the numerous sherds of porcelain and earthenwares • Although non-diagnostic, we also found a number of large brick and shale fragments (possible architectural features in near vicinity) • Highest Importance- further excavation along the walkway prior to inevitable damage by geothermal wells

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