Report of the Archaeological Investigations of the New Castle Court ...

NEW CASTLE COURT HOUSE PLAZA
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
3.0 FIELD RESULTS
Fea. Identification Size and Depth (ft.) Location Description (Munsell Color and Texture)
60 builder's trench
associated with
brick wall¹
17.80 x 1.10; 0.65 EU 18, west
plaza
brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam with pockets of black
(10YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), and brown
(10YR 5/3) silt loam with brick fragment and
charcoal inclusions
61 concave brick
drain¹
2.00? x 1.50; 0.50 EU 20 dry-laid brick drain
62 builder's trench
associated with
brick drain
2.00? x 0.20 EU 20 dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam
63 post hole 1.02 x 0.72 EU 26 dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam
64 post hole 0.98? x 0.62 EU 7 dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam with 40%
mottle of grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silt loam with
brick fragment and charcoal inclusions
65 builder's trench
associated with
circa 1820 retaining
wall
5.30? x 1.20? EUs 27 and
28
brown (10YR 5/3) silt loam with 40% mottle of
yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam
66 possible post hole 1.90 x 1.80 EU 28 yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) with 30% mottle of
light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam
67 post mold and hole 1.15? x 0.85 EU 27 light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam post mold
within a yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam
with brick fragment inclusions post hole
68 post hole 1.55 x 0.55 west plaza yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam with 40%
mottle of a very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2)
sand and 10% light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) silt
loam
69 post hole 1.25 x 1.17 west plaza yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam with pockets
of brown (10YR 5/3) sand with brick fragment
inclusions
70 post hole 1.15 x 1.05 center plaza yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam with 40%
mottle of light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam with
brick fragment inclusions
71 post hole 0.70 x 0.60 center plaza light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam with 40%
mottle of light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silt loam
with brick fragment inclusions
72 post hole 1.05 x 0.90 center plaza light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam with pockets
of yellowish brown (10YR 5/4, 5/6) sand and silt
loam with brick fragment inclusions
73 post hole 1.10 x ? center plaza light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam with pockets
of yellowish brown (10YR 5/4, 5/6) sand and silt
loam with brick fragment inclusions
74 post hole 1.10 x 0.82 center plaza dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silt loam (loosely
compacted) with brick fragment inclusions
75 post hole 1.10 x 0.92 center plaza yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam
76 post hole 0.60 x 0.50 center plaza dark brown (10YR 3/3) loamy sand with brick
fragment inclusions
77 post hole 1.10 x 0.95 center plaza yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam
78 mortared stone
portico foundation
11.50 x 9.40 center plaza mortared field stone
79 drip line 7.40? x 0.90 center plaza light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) silt with 20%
mottle of brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) silt
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