FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18KE292 Trash pit |
| Feature Notes: |
16 x 20 ft pit, large amounts North Devon gravel tempered and sgraffito earthenwares |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
Middling? |
| Ethnic Status: |
Euro-American |
| Household: |
Henry Hosier |
| Associated Features: |
oyster shell layer |
| Report ID: |
xx37 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Trash Pit/Dump |
| Feature Date: |
1660s; 1670s; 1680s; 1690s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
1660-1700 |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
No |
| Radiocarbon?: |
No |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
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| Ceramic Vessels?: |
No |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
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| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
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| Soil Screen Size: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18KE292 |
| County: |
Kent |
| Site Name: |
Buck Site |
| Brief Description: |
c. 1660-1700 trash pit |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Trash pit probably created by Henry Hosier family. Hosier died in 1686, so terminal date on trash pit may be as early as 1686. Contains large quantities of North Devon gravel tempered earthenware and sgraffito. Excavated in the 1970s by L. T. Alexander. |
| Site Date: |
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| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Domestic; Plantation |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
XX37 |
| Author: |
Alexander, L.T. |
| Date: |
1984 |
| Title: |
North Devon Pottery and Other Finds 1660-1700. |
| Imprint: |
The Bulletin and Journal of Archaeology of New York State No. 88, Spring 1984, p. 15-32. |
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Report on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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