This context (Catalog #200: Lot 28, Test Cut J, Stratum 1, Level b) is located between floor #1 and floor #2 in Lot 28. Excavation began at the level of the wooden basement floor of the most recent building to stand on the lot and revealed the remains of two additional wooden floors. Floor #2 was 7-10 inches below the latest floor (#1) and floor #3 was 4-10 inches below floor #2. Each of the three floors was supported on round logs four to six inches in diameter, running in an east-west direction. The logs beneath floors #1 and #2 were supported on fill between the floors, consisting under floor #1 mostly of cinders. Please see page 331 of the 7 Hanover site report for additional information.
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Collection method
This context was excavated using shovels and trowels. Part of the soil was dry screened using 1/4 inch mesh.
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Soil
Gray/black and red
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Soil description
Test cut surface contained brick and rubble above a wooden frame of a floor. Gray clay sand and a cinder layer of sand, coal, and ash.
