Ye Pleasant Mount: 1989 1990 Excavations - Open site which ...

Feature 1. Feature 1 was a circular dark brown stain identified in the wall ofTest Unit 1
and extending into Test Unit 5. It measured a minimum of 120 cm nonh-south x 65 cm
east-west. The feature continued to the south and west outside of the excavation unit. The
stain had a compact clay cap and may represent a post mold No artifacts were recovered
from the compact clay lens, but an aboriginal sherd was located beneath it. This feature
overlays Feature 4.
Feature 2. Feature 2 was a possible postmold that contained a dark brown, sandy loam
fill located in Test Units 1 and 6. One small bone fragment and two wrought nails were
recovered from this feature. This feature was 25 cm in diameter and extended from 20 to
53 cm below ground surface.
Feature 3. [See discussion ofFeature 19]
Feature 4. Feature 4 was an oval stain located in Test Unit 5 at the base ofLevel 4. This
pit contained light brown, sandy loam and a mottled peach colored clay fill. This feature
was located beneath Feature 1, but appears to be a distinct construction. This feature
probably originated in Level 3, but it was not recognized until completing excavation of
Level 4. The feature measured a minimum of 85 cm north-south x 78 cm east-west and it
extended to a depth of75 cm below ground surface. The excavation level above Feature 4
contained a concentration of nails, suggesting that this feature served an architectural
function. The clay that had been tightly packed into the pit may have supported a large
post.
Feature 5. Feature 5 was a possible postmold containing dark brown, sandy loam. It
was recognized in the west profile during the excavation of Test Unit 3. It was not
recognized as a feature until the completion ofLevel 4, although it probably originated at a
slightly higher level. The feature measured approximately 18 cm in diameter, and it
extended from 40 to 66 cm below ground surface. It contained one small unidentified bone
fragment and one brick fragment.
Feature 6. Feature 6 was a large oval pit located in Test Units 6 and 22. It extended
from 70 to 118 cm below datum, and it lay beneath Feature 19. Feature 6 consisted of two
discrete refuse pits. Zone A was a pit that intruded into Zone B, an earlier pit. Pit A
contained darker fill and it lacked the clay lumps that characterized Zone B. The fill of
Zone B was a brown sandy loam mixed with an orange clay. The pit measured a minimum
of 90 cm east-west x 45 cm north-south, and it extended from 50 to 75 cm below ground
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