Hobcaw Shipyard SEARCH Archeology Report

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After conducting the GPR survey, shovel tests were excavated around a visible surface feature on the eastern edge of the avenue of oaks in order to determine if it was an industrial component of the site. A series of 10 shovel tests were excavated to determine the extents and function of the structure. “Remnants of a brick floor were uncovered with 2-cm thick wooden planks resting on its surface. A light gray ashy material was mixed between the planks and brick with the entire area heavily inundated with creosote.�(Morby 2000:65). Excavations were not able to determine the extents of the foundation. Table 2. Artifact Assemblage Recovered from Shovel Tests at Feature 100 in 1993. ARTIFACT TYPES

COUNTS

Faunal Remains

65

Shell Fragments

59

Nails

33

Wood Fragments

29

Brick Fragments

20

Bottle Glass Fragments

17

Copper Sheathing

13

Flint Fragments

12

Mortar Fragments

12

Charcoal

10

Non-Cultural Rocks

8

Copper Tacks

7

Ceramics

6

Kaolin Pipe Stems/Bowls

4

UID Metal Fragments

4

Ammunition

1

Lead Nail

1

Modern Bottle Glass

1

Window Pane Glass Fragments TOTAL ARTIFACT COUNT

1 303

17


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