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aeeunte means <strong>of</strong> documenting tne position <strong>of</strong> archaeological specimens in the gmund.<br />

All measuremenlr were recorded in muic units.<br />

Sevcd haulkr we= iefl in place amund the rite la maintain the rualigaphic mord and<br />

to provide henchmuh for measuring vertical depths. Two primq intcrrscting hlks.<br />

50 cm wtde. were maintained thmugh the center <strong>of</strong> the excavation to remrd Ihe<br />

mhaeoiogicd deposits along cast-wut and nonh-south axes. A third hulk was<br />

pmirioned at the earl ride <strong>of</strong> the rite. over what Nmcd out lo<strong>be</strong> the h mh ma.<br />

Addiriand baulks were dx, mafnLlined on the wtem pnn <strong>of</strong> the site. After thcy h d<br />

<strong>be</strong>en drawn and photographed, mosl<strong>of</strong> the baulh were removed Iowardrhe latter p vld<br />

rhe project.<br />

1.7 Dating<br />

Dating an mhreoiagical rile quires a variety <strong>of</strong> methods including historical<br />

documentation and the analysis <strong>of</strong> the hefacts from the deporits. Especially useful ate<br />

the tobacco pips and everyday ceramin. When the rite was first dirovered. the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> Nonh Devon ceramics indicared that there were cullunl deposits present that<br />

dated to the ~vsnteenth century. The cease dliwan wmr pmduced in Ihe Nonh<br />

Devan [owns <strong>of</strong> Bideford and Barnstable were largely replaced (except locally) by finer<br />

wares produced elxwhere in England in the early eighteenth century (Grant 1983: 132).

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