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Excavation of the quarry's multi-room structure presented both a challenge and an opportunity. The room interiors were filled, to depths of at least a foot, with reservoir sediments and stones that had fallen from the surrounding walls. Completely digging out even one room would involve considerable time and energy. Our solution to this problem was to dig a narrow (1-foot wide) trench parallel with the long axis of the structure (designated Grid North) and a second trench perpendicular to the first across the open area between the structure and the retaining wall. This strategy opened “windows” into the interior contents of the rooms and adjacent work areas. Before any digging occurred, however, we mapped the entire site area. The site map shows natural and cultural features and the locations of the trenches. |
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Where
would you expect to find the oldest artifacts in one of
the rooms? (You have two tries to answer correctly.)
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In
1905, Russia and Japan signed the Treaty of Portsmouth,
which concluded their brief war (1904-1905) of imperialistic
ambitions. President Teddy Roosevelt of the United States
brokered the peace talks. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt married
her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the New York
Giants won the World Series, and President Teddy Roosevelt
created the Forest Service.
What
do you know?| Stone floor exposed in Room 2, Trench 2 | |
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In some rooms, we discovered stone, wooden plank, and earthen floors. The Artifact Gallery |
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| A wood knot of southern pine was found in Room 4 of Trench 1. | A brooch from Room 7 of Trench 1; note the pin for fastening and the paper backing. |
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