5/14/2014

Dru Keyser                                                                                                                           May 14, 2014

36LY0345 Glunk

    Today we went out to the Glunk site (36LY0345) for our second to last day of digging.  My goal for the day was to bring the entirety of my pit down to the end of level four (twenty-four to thirty-nine inches).  I had two quads left in my excavation unit (sixteen) that needed to be dug to the end of level four, as well as the West wall that separates excavation units sixteen and seventeen.  I began by digging the Northeast quad, which was comprised of a very sandy matrix.  Unfortunately, there were not many significant finds in that quad, other than a few pieces of chert debutage and pot sherds.  As I reached the bottom of level four in the Northeast quad, a large stain appeared at the floor.  The stain spanned the length of the Northeast quad (two feet) from North to South and measured approximately four inches wide at its largest width.  The outside of the stain had a reddish color, while the inside had a light grey tint to it, which then ended, leaving an area that was about the same color as the surrounding soil.  After cleaning the floor of the Northeast quad, I began working on the Southwest quad.

    Just as with the Northeast quad, the Southeast quad did not contain many significant finds, outside of a few indeterminate rocks and some chert debutage.  Once I reached the end of level four, I could see that the stain that was in the Northeast quad did not continue into the Southeast quad, which was quite interesting.  After cleaning the floor of the Southeast quad, I began working on breaking down the West wall that separates excavation units sixteen and seventeen.  I had already dug the wall to the end of level three, which ended at twenty-four inches, so I only needed to dig the remaining fifteen inches that separated the top of the wall and the end of level four.  The South section did not reveal any significant finds, but the North section was a different story.  In the North section of the West wall, I found many pot sherds, one of which was a rim sherd, along with many pieces of chert debutage and one rock that may have been a burnishing stone.  Additionally, I found an artifact that appeared to be a broken piece of a pipe, because it was clearly made of clay, had a very sharp curve, and was burnt on the inside edge.  After digging level four of the West wall, we decided that it was time to call it quits for the day; we packed up the tools and left for the day.