NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
Site: 7 Hanover Square / Project: 7 Hanover Square, New York, NY (1990) / Context

Lot 13 South, Silt at the Base of the Pit for Wooden Feature (624.155)

7HS_Lot 13_map

Details

Gray/Brown silt at base of the pit dug for the wooden box feature.

  • Collection method

    This level was excavated using trowels. All soil was dry screened using 1/4 inch mesh.

  • Soil description

    Gray sandy silt up against wood structure

  • Munsell

    Not recorded

Excavation site

7 Hanover Square

Manhattan, 7 Hanover Square

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Part of Project

    • 7 Hanover Square, New York, NY (1990)

      April 1981 - June 1981

      This excavation conducted in 1981 uncovered archaeological resources from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The report is in 6 volumes. Please click the following to access each volume: The Archaeological Evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block, New York, ...

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    • 7HS_Excavation

Context Objects

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Glass Container Body Fragments
Indeterminate Fish Bone- Vertebra
Unidentified Glass Fragment
Manganese Mottled Earthenware Body Sherd

(1680 - 1780)

Oyster Shell
Nottingham-Type Body Sherd

(1690 - 1800)