Archaeological Investigations at Yourhaney Plantation (38GE18)

116FEATURE 244 – HISTORIC POSTFeature 244 is a square post measuring 0.7 by 0.8 feet and extending 1.0 foot into subsoil. Thefill consists of dark grayish brown (10YR4/2) loamy sand. Artifacts consist of two unidentified nailsand one blue handpainted pearlware (1780-1820). In addition, there were three residualprehistoric sherds and one quartz flake fragment.FEATURE 245 – PREHISTORIC POSTFeature 245 is an oval post measuring 1.3 by 1.0 feet and extending 0.3 feet into the subsoil. Thefill consists of brown (10YR4/3) loamy sand mottled with strong brown (7.5YR5/6) sand. Artifactsconsisted of three plain medium sand tempered sherds.FEATURE 246 – HISTORIC POSTFeature 246 is a squarish post measuring 1.2 by 1.0 feet and extending 0.2 feet into subsoil. Thefill consists of very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) loamy sand. One River Burnished colonowaresherd was recovered from this feature.FEATURE 249 – HISTORIC POSTFeature 249 is a squarish post measuring 1.3 by 1.0 feet and extending 0.6 feet into subsoil. Thefeature consists either of a post hole and mold or a repaired post. The largest area (post hole) isvery dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) loamy sand. Adjacent is an area of dark grayish brown(10YR4/2) mottled with yellowish brown (10YR5/4) loamy sand. Near the base, the soils becomeyellowish brown (10YR5/4) mottled with light yellowish brown (10YR6/4). Historic artifactsconsist of two square shanked nails, one undecorated creamware (1762-1820), one burnt whitebodied earthenware, and one piece of olive green bottle glass. In addition one rhyolite secondaryflake was also recovered.FEATURE 250 – POSTFeature 250 is square post measuring 1.1 by 1.1 feet and extending 0.4 feet into subsoil. The fillconsists of very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2) loamy sand with some mottling of yellowish brown(10YR5/4) sand on the west edge. There is a root intrusion containing brown (10YR4/3) andyellowish brown (10YR5/4) loamy sand. Two Thoms Creek plain fine sand tempered sherds wererecovered along with one rhyolite interior flake and one rhyolite flake fragment. The configurationof the post suggests that it is possibly historic.FEATURE 251 – HISTORIC POSTFeature 251 is an oval shaped post measuring 1.2 by 1.0 feet and extending 0.6 feet into subsoil.The fill consists of brown (10YR4/3) loamy sand mottled with very dark grayish brown (10YR3/2)and yellowish brown (10YR5/4) loamy sand. The post terminates on a strong brown claysubstrata. There was a root disturbance off to one side of the post. Two residual colonowaresherds were recovered from this feature along with one medium sand tempered fabric impressedsherd and one rhyolite interior flake. The fabric impressed sherd resembles the Mount Pleasantpottery type.