October 22, 2003

From: Scott Beld
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003
To: Oxbow Archaeologists
Subject: Ponton Site - October 22, 2003

Hi Oxbow Archaeologists,

We made it out to the site yesterday afternoon and evening. John O., Brigitte, Marianne, and I managed to excavate four units before it got dark at 7 P.M. (see map in photo gallery below). The picture of the excavation (Excavation in photo gallery) shows John, Marianne, and Brigitte screening as it was getting dark.

506R497. I finished this unit that I had begun on Saturday (the plow scars were all that remained) and only found some brick, flat glass, nails, and F.C.R.

505R497. I excavated this unit in the afternoon. Like 505R496 this unit was lower density – the only diagnostic earthenware was a fragment of Polychrome Handpainted (see 505R497 Artifacts in the photo gallery).

507R498. I excavated this unit in the afternoon. Diagnostic material included Old Blue Transfer and Polychrome Handpainted and half of a large (ca. 2 cm) bone button (see 507R498 Artifacts in the photo gallery).

506R498. John, Marianne, Brigitte and I excavated this unit. Diagnostic artifacts included a sherd of redware, Blue Transfer earthenware and a blue facetted glass bead (see 506R498 Artifacts in the photo gallery).

505R498. John, Marianne, Brigitte and I excavated this unit. We got most of this unit done before dark though the plow scars still remain. This unit was lower density and no decorated earthenware was recovered.

On Saturday we’ll dig if we can though the weather report right now looks like it might rain. If it’s bad weather we’ll work in the RB washing etc. The time changes this Sunday, so next Wednesday we’ll be starting lab work in the RB.

Hope to see you at the site.

Scott

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Scott G. Beld, Ph.D.
Research Associate II
The University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1079
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