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However, a different interpretprion emerged when an inmt taba~co pip bowl war fwnd
embedded m the rubroil pr the base of the pit. The pipe bowl war a perfect ernmple of
West Counuy-style ptper dating between 1660 and 1680 (Ftgure 29). This bowl. together
with the Nonh Devon ceramics and the cars bade glars suggested a scvenreenlhsentwy
ongln for the pit. It was not unrll the following year that its function was redid.
The function of the pit war not deteeted until lenses of cm-colored mdy clay were
discovered on seveml aecarionr during the excavation of the house flwr and midden
deposits. The soil mauir of thew lenses was vimally identical to the s dy clay rubrail
exposed at the bottom of the pit (Figurn 181. Curiously enough. the suboil mund the
house was basically gnvelly, however, in the vicinity of the pit, tk rubsoil war a rmwth
cream-colored sandy clay. Clearly, thc builders of the house had realized this clay w e
and used it for the second floor inside the home. The vvmtmthcentury anifmts from
lhts feature. pvnicularly h e pipe pressed into the wfi clay at its base suggests that this pit
was dug dunng the 16%. The cightenthsmtury rehue was likely deposited during h t
acupation when a shallow pit an the site made a convenient msprxle for refuse.
1.8 House Dimnsionr
When calculating the interior and exterior dimensions of the house. several elementr of
the structure wcrc uwd. Although the mush outline of the foundation war clearly
discemable. a pmise mcasurrment of tk length and width of the svucture war difticult