VSF 2010 Report - Nabo

were all quite compacted and were therefore interpreted as surface or floor layers,
deposited during the use of the corridor. Directly under “floor” [10526], close to the south
side of the entrance into room (9502), was a row of three stones embedded in turf, unit
[10610], probably possibly a base for an internal structure. That structure was probably
only temporary, since under [10610] was yet another sequence of four floor deposits made
of turf, but some quite organic in nature. These were distributed across the south half of
the corridor (in chronological order, youngest to oldest, [10612], [10616], [10619] and
[10633]). These deposits were interpreted as being floors or surface layers deposited during
the use of the corridor.
The last deposits to be excavated in the corridor were two deposits, units [10591]
and [10648] which made up a pavement of stone and dark turf material. Both contained
large amounts of sea shells and egg shells as well as a number of finds such as textiles,
bones, pieces of wood, bits iron and copper, and sherds of 17 th - 18 th century pottery, giving
an indication as to the period of use of the corridor. At the end of the 2010 excavation,
more floors seemed to be appearing in the corridor, which appeared to be running under
deposits in the disturbed area (group 8590) to the east. Hopefully the excavation of the
corridor will be completed during the 2011 season.
Group 8590: 20th century vegetable garden
Group (8590) includes a large area in the middle of the excavation area which was badly
disturbed by an early 20 th century vegetable garden. In the 2008 season a number of mixed
demolition deposits were excavated and at the end of the 2009 season a number such
deposits were still covering a large part the area, although a few structures were starting to
emerge. In 2010 the main focus of the excavations was on structures with already exposed
floors as well as extending the excavation area to the west. Little work was therefore done
on (8590) except on three mixed demolition deposits at the northern end of the area, units
[10651] and [10659], and along the western edge, unit [10652], that were all a mix of turf
and stone, and contained fragments of 19 th to 20 th century pottery and glass an indication of
a relatively young age of the deposits.
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