Feature by Site, 18PR135

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18PR135Belair Mansion  (38 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18PR135 Brick ClusterSimilar to Feature RR(Phase III). Possible garden related feature. Uncertain function, possible floor or light foundation.
18PR135 Brick DrainOne brick wide drain.
18PR135 Brick FeatureD-4. Deteriorated brick feature. Possibly associated with brick pavement in TU B-7, B-8, B-9.
18PR135 Brick FootingEnglish bond pattern.
18PR135 Brick FoundationTwo bricks wide. In line with brick and stone foundation. (TU F&G)
18PR135 Brick WalkwayPavement or walkway oriented east to west. Possible stone step. Excavation incomplete.
18PR135 Builder's TrenchUnits B-5, B-6, B-8. Fill consists of brick and rock rubble and cultural debris.
18PR135 Builder's Trench 2Builder's trench.
18PR135 Feature A1Possible posthole without discernable mold.
18PR135 Feature CStepped posthole. No identifiable botanicals. Soils and inclusions indicate date in 18th century, however, Feature C instrudes Stratum 2 suggesting 19th century.
18PR135 Feature CCPossible postmold near center, stepped.
18PR135 Feature DNot excavated, but soil sample was analyzed.
18PR135 Feature EEDisturbed by stripping. Straight sided.
18PR135 Feature FFDamaged from grading. May postdate Feature EE. One may have replaced or supplemented the other.
18PR135 Feature KNo visible postmold.
18PR135 Feature KK/LLArtifacts suggest posthole was created early in the site's occupation.
18PR135 Feature MPosthole artifacts date to 18th century, but postmold may date to 19th century.
18PR135 Feature NPost remained in place until decayed or moved and allowing a piece a pearlware into the redeposited matrix.
18PR135 Feature QQExtended under Feature RR. Mostly oyster shell.
18PR135 Feature R/QCuts through Feature M. Q may have been a shovel test.
18PR135 Feature RRSimilar to Phase II feature, possible garden feature/structure, "exedrae."
18PR135 Feature SSAbove Feature XX.
18PR135 Feature TCuts through Feature V/W and X.
18PR135 Feature TTLarge amount of faunal artifacts.
18PR135 Feature UCuts through Features V/W and X.
18PR135 Feature V/WCut by Features T and U.
18PR135 Feature VVMortar deposit. Feature HH and KK-LL were underneath.
18PR135 Feature WCut by Features T and U.
18PR135 Feature X, X1Likely structural elements, fence, interrupted by Feature W.
18PR135 Feature XXBelow Feature SS.
18PR135 Posthole/MoldPossible non-structural posthole and mold. May represent a fenceline or sign post.
18PR135 RootmoldIn center of thin shell midden feature. Could represent the rootball of a small tree or bush.
18PR135 Shell MiddenVery thin. Possibly from a repair event in 19th century.
18PR135 Stone CircularPossible circular shaped stone feature. Excavation incomplete.
18PR135 Stone FoundationLine of stone rubble belonging to stone foundation. (Units D-7, D-8)
18PR135 Stone Foundation 2Brick footing, surrounds cellar.
18PR135 Structural RemainsMortared fieldstone and brick foundation for light frame superstructure.
18PR135 Unidentified TrenchUnidentified dip or trench feature.

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