VSF 2010 Report - Nabo

In 2010 the area was extended to the west (see also above) which revealed the
rooms full extent in that direction. Excavations continued with the removal of yet another
midden deposit, unit [10518], and a sequence of six turf and stone deposits (in
chronological order youngest – oldest:, [10541], [10579], [10587], [10596], [10592] and
[10602]) which were mostly concentrated along the northern wall, and seemed to be a part
of the same platform as deposits [9597] and [9598]. The removal of deposit [10587] in the
west half of the structure also revealed a shallow pit, unit [10615], about 10 cm deep which
was filled with a mix of clay, silt, turf debris and charcoal (unit [10600]). Within this
deposit were also fragments of wood, small stones and one bowl of a 17 th century clay
pipe.
The removal of deposit [10602], the earliest and the easternmost of the deposits
along the northern wall, revealed a sequence of four soft deposits (in chronological order
youngest – oldest: [10595], [10609], [10617], [10625], and [10632]), all up to 5 cm thick,
that were spreading into the centre of the room. These were composed of turf and silt, but
Figure 15. An overview of structure (8562).
contained inclusions of large quantities of bones as well as charcoal, possible midden
deposits.
The removal of the earliest of those deposits, unit [10632] marked the end of
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