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Evcnt 7
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The pit interfm with the parent subsoil has been designated ar Event 7. This w u
necessury to distinguish the original excavation ofthe pit from the activities rnvolved
with i~ infilling. As the nrtifaeu from the fill inside this pit have a date range that spans
a mare rhm aeentury (circa 165*1780). it is imponant to differentiate between the
activtues involved with he original ercavarlon of the pit and iu subsequent infilling. It
would vppenr char the pi1 war dug in the mid-seventeenth century and filled in over a long
period of time. with conridenbk rehw being thmwn in during the milimy aceupation of
rhe rite in 177911780,
Evene 36 and 37
The next major matigraphic unit was a I-y organic deposit typical of bwicd sad. it
war diseoved beneath the belch cobble deposit (Event 4, Feature I) and above the
natural sail$ (Event 51. A number of reventscnth~nlury anifacu were present in this
smam. They were similar. bnh ternponlly and functionally l
22 of the ceramic vessels from this event shared shed w!th other evenu. As this s m m
bottomed onto the natural rubroil, it has teen inmpmed as the surface upon which Ur
house war built. and was probably iu original canhen floor prior to the deposition of the
beach cobble sub-flwr. Evmt 37 was assigmd to [he jumble of large fla stoner fovnd
within Evcnt 36.