Four excavation units were active this week- EUs 16, 18, 22, and 25. Excavations and final documentation were completed in EUs 18 and 25.
In EU-16, archaeologists reached a depth of approximately 90 cm below surface. A builders’ trench was identified in the southern portion of the unit, along the courtyard dividing wall. This trench was excavated by construction workers when the courtyard divider wall was built ca. 1913. At the bottom of this trench a 1903 penny was recovered. A cobblestone surface was encountered at approximately 40 cm below surface and overlays a stone alignment. The surface extended across approximately half of the unit and was impacted by the early builders’ trench. This surface is likely the cobble pavement referenced in US military accounts from the 1860s.
