Archaeological Investigations at Yourhaney Plantation (38GE18)

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT YOURHANEY PLANTATION197Table 28. Nail Sizes from 38GE18.Nail Type Size CountWrought 3d 94d 135d 256d 27d 218d 89d 910d 212d 1Cut 4d 15d 16d 67d 38d 110d 116d 1Wire 5d 18d 1Total 106Table 29. Proportions of nails used for different functions.Function Count %Small timber (2-5d) 50 44%Sheathing, siding (6-8d) 42 37%Framing (9-12d) 13 7%Heavy Framing (16-60d) 1 12%Total 106 100%The preponderance of smaller nails suggests that there was some degree of architectural detailing.Also, the lack of larger nails suggests that pegged construction may have been used and isconsistent with the 18 th century construction of the structures. Structures excavated at Willbrook,Oatland, and Turkey Hill Plantations on the Waccamaw Neck showed similar nail profiles forhouses yielding 18 th century mean ceramic dates and from plantation owner contexts. Those with19 th century dates had many more framing nails, with slave houses containing few small timbernails, suggesting little architectural detailing (Hacker and Adams 1993).Only 10 fragments of window glass were recovered at the site, indicating that the windows werecovered with wooden shutters. The 18 th century date of the buildings and the distance from urbancenters may have made obtaining window glass quite difficult.The only other architectural artifact calculated under South’s (1977) architecture group was apadlock recovered from Feature 208, the clay extraction pit. The lock shows some evidence ofhaving been exposed to heat as some areas are fire reddened.The letters G and K are located on the hasp with a vertical line separating the two letters. Noreference to a lock maker using that mark could be found.