This context (Catalog #504: Lot 15, Test Cut S, Stratum 1, Level a) consists of artifacts found within the surface rubble of Test Cut S, located in the southern portion of Lot 15. Excavation of Test Cut S began after the concrete floor of the most recent building and the underlying gravel and cinder bedding had been removed. Additional deposits of rubble in a brownish silty sand soil matrix were encountered beneath the floor and bedding.
For more information about the deposits associated with Lot 15, please read pages 281 to 305 of the 7 Hanover Square site report.
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Collection method
Excavated this context using shovels. Part of the soil was screened.
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Soil
Brown sand and silt with rubble
