7-14-02
Rolling immediately on locus 4018. Pulling up the standard thick ceramics plus
several pieces of animal bone. A calcaneous and long bone shaft fragment. Pulling some
stones out just south of locus 4013. Found a tooth fragment from an ungulate as well.
Several large fragments of baked ceramic which might represent an oven came out of the
locus along the eastern margin.
Started a new locus/level (4019). Fragments of stone south of 4013 appear
isolated. Continue to see kiln/oven fragments at the east end. Not articulated. No
ash/charcoal. Teeth and fragments of animal bone continue.
One isolated piece of conglomerate rock originating in 4019 located at the west
end of the locus near the center (north-south). Assigned a KT number to a fragment for
Lynn and tossed the rest. Workers also found a human metatarsal and phalanx from near
the center of the locus. Easing up on the pace of excavation while we determine whether
these are isolated fragments or part of a larger burial. Nearest known burial is 4010.
East end has several large stones exposed in the sidewall and along the floor as
we come to end (bottom) of 4019. Also found several patches of brown sediment
reminiscent of decomposed oven material and a 5cm diameter patch of burned dirt in the
east end as well. While brushing off surface, also revealed what appear to be the remains
of two (2) juvenile or infant human skeletons starting to appear in the center and western
portion of the unit. These two skeletons will be assigned their own KT numbers and
intrude (cut) into a new locus, 4020. The top of the skeletons occur at 603.80m in
elevation. The top of the burned dirt patch occurs at 603.82m.