Excavate 2006!

Spring 2006 Excavations

Information

The site contains about 30 stone foundations and/or cairns
Archival research conducted by Dr Ambers (ENVS Department) suggests that the land was formerly owned by either David Gaines or David Woodruff
Elijah Fletcher purchased the property in the 19th Century

Celine Beauchamp, Field Director		Site Location

Nicole Bergeron '06, Field Assistant	Special Guest	Jenna Armitage '06, Field Assistant	Mandy Ponton '05, Field Assistant


Fig. 1: Map of the Site (circlular features are cairns)		Fig 2: central foundation, with a hearth


Fig 3: Foundation (seen in Fig. 2 after excavation)		Fig 4: foundation or cairn	Fig 5: Top: handmade brick; Bottom: cut nails

Fig 6: A stone feature (Structure 12)		Fig 7: Artifacts in-situ	Fig 8: Side view (SF3)

Fig 9: ceramic objects from Context 5		Fig 10: buttons from Context 8	Fig 11: glass from Context 5

Fig 12: Spoon		Fig 13: Fork	Fig 14: Knife

Fig 15: Scissors		Fig 16: Doll head found on site	Fig 17: parallel ex., not on site

Fig 18: Pipe		Fig 19: Wheel	Fig 20: Bottle: Clark & Thompson, Family Tonic, Lynchburg, VA

Fig 21: Fork (bone handle)		Fig 22: Wheel (drawn)