An Excavation Unit Study: N229 W61

This unit is located in the far northwest corner of the Read House Property. It is 2.5 feet wide and 5 feet long.

What was found in this unit:

Level 26, fill of 27:

· Ceramics

· Glass

· Nails

· Brick

· Bone

Level 24, fill of 25:

· Bone

· Nails

· Ceramics;

Level 20, fill of 21:

· Firebrick

Level 19:

· Nail

· Iron

· Brick

· Porcelain

· Ceramic

Level 18:

· Glass

· Ceramics

· Nail

· Iron

Level 17:

· Ceramics

· Nail

· Iron

· Glass

Level 16:

· Ceramics

Level 15:

· Plaster

· Ceramic

· Glass

· Nails

Level 14:

· Nail

· Iron

Level 13:

· Nails

· Iron

· Ceramics

Level 12:

· Ceramics

· Window latch base

· Glass

Level 11:

· Glass

· Bone

· Ceramics

Level 10:

· Pipe

· Ceramics

Level 9:

· Feature

Level 8, fill of 9:

· Fill

Level 7:

· Slag

· Dry cell

· Charcoal

· Nails

· Iron

· Slate

· Mammal

· Glass

· Copper

Level 6:

· Window

· Lamp

· Tile

· Ceramic insulator

· Nails

· Iron

· Charcoal

· Slate

· Glass

· Tooth fragments

· Ceramics

· Granite

Level 5:

· Glass

· Nails

· Charcoal

· Bone

· Ceramic

Level 3:

· Iron

· Ceramic

Level 2:

· Glass

· Nail

· Cement

What do these findings say?

Sometimes objects such as ceramics can help to date an entire level. These ceramics are especially useful if their decorations can help narrow the time period of production. For example, level 26 contained three pieces of ceramics: a lead glazed Redware that dates from 1630-1940, a piece of Tin Glazed from 1630-1780 and a piece of English Agate that dates from 1740-1775. The English Agate is the youngest, level 26 was not created before 1740, and that would only be if the plate was bought new, broken, and thrown out all in the same year.

-Researched by: Chris Green

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