Figure 5. Excavation units at the north wall in the north courtyard. |
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Figure 5. Excavation units at the north wall in the north courtyard. |
Cultural material was transported to the CAR laboratory for processing
and analysis. Artifacts, field notes, drawings, photographs, maps, and
research materials are on file at the CAR laboratory.
Phase I Excavations
Unit A (Figure 6)
Unit A was a 4-x-10-ft trench along the south face of the wall (Figure 5), laid out to include the northeast corner of the Grenet store building. This unit was excavated in four sections, designated A-1, A-2, A-3, and A-4. Below 24 inches, the sections were combined into Unit A-1-4.
Based on previous excavations, the first 12-14 inches were expected to consist of late fill brought in during landscaping activities in the early twentieth century. Excavation and examination of a section of the trench revealed the first six inches consisted of dark gray-brown fill, while the following 12 inches were made up of a red-brown clay soil which filled an intrusive pipe trench. Fragments of broken ceramic sewer tile confirmed the original reason for the trench. We decided to remove and discard, without screening, all the gray-brown fill and the red-brown soil directly beneath it. The soil changed at the bottom of the red-brown pipe trench to a gray, ashy loam which contained Spanish colonial artifacts, charcoal, and bone.
