Archaeological Investigations at Yourhaney Plantation (38GE18)

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206Structure 5 – ShedAnother structure identified is a portion of what is believed to be a shed. The fill of some of thepost is similar to the fill of posts in the work area in front of Structure 3 and may have beenconstructed at the same time. This structure is oriented N5°W. Its measurements are unclear, but isapproximately 8 by 9 feet. Features 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 276, 277, 278, and 279 arethought to be related. Of those, 138, 141, 142, 276, and 279 contained mottled clay fill. Also,nearby post feature 140 also contained this fill and is added as related. It is possible that thebuilding was wattle and daub given the clay fill. The MCD of 1766 (Table 34) closely correspondswith the dates from the Structure 3 work area, suggesting that they were initially built and used atthe same time.Structure 6 – Burnt outbuildingThe final structure identified was represented by features 83, 88, 89, 135, and 275. All of theseare posts containing large quantities of charcoal indicating a structure that probably burned down.Of interest is that this building is unlike the others in that it is oriented with our grid at N37°E ratherthan with other buildings, which are closer to magnetic north. It appears to be 26 feet on one side,with the other dimension unavailable. Unfortunately only one datable ceramic, an undecoratedcreamware (1762-1820) was recovered from these features. It is suspected that the building datesto the twentieth century. Local resident Deryl Young indicates that at least two buildings burnt downsomewhere on the property in the twentieth century (Deryl Young, personal communication 2005).Table 34. Mean Ceramic Date for Features Associated with Structure 5.Ceramic Type Date Range Mean Date Count SumStonewaresScratch Blue 1744-1775 1760 1 1760EarthenwareStaffordshire 1670-1795 1733 1 1733Jackfield 1740-1780 1760 2 3520Creamware, Plain 1762-1820 1791 2 3582MCD=1766 6 10595OTHER GROUPSARMSEight arms related artifacts were recovered from Yauhannah Bluff. They consisted of two leadballs, three gunflints, one strike-o-light, one .22 caliber bullet cartridge, and a brass trigger guard.The lead balls were 6.3 and 12.0mm in size. The gun flints consisted of two French honey coloredand one gray English flint spall. The strike-o-light was from an English flint cobble.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT YOURHANEY PLANTATION207The .22 caliber bullet cartridge is modern and post dates the plantation occupation. A portion of atrigger guard was also found. Given its fragmentary nature, it is unknown as to if it is part of apistol or rifle.TOBACCOA total of 118 tobacco group artifacts were recovered. The pipe stem information is summarizedin Table 35. Interestingly, the vast majority are 5/64 inch bore stems which date from the earlyhalf of the 18 th century. A total of 53 bowl fragments were recovered, none of which containeddecoration or maker’s marks.Table 35. Pipestem diameters from 38GE18.Bore Date Range Count4/64ths 1750-1800 115/64th 1720-1750 496/64th 1680-1720 1Unmeasurable 4Total 65PERSONALFour personal group artifacts were recovered from 38GE18 and included an eyeglass lens, oneclear faceted glass jewelry inset, a copper alloy jewelry piece, and a 1722 Rosa Americana coin.The eyeglass lens is interesting from a social context. Spectacles were seen as a label of keenintellect and, in fact, many 18 th century gentlemen purchased and wore spectacles, who could noteven read, creating a false badge of rank. This connection with glasses and intellect continuestoday (Harmik 2005). Since the eyeglass frames are missing, the kind of glasses (eg. Pince Nez,Lorgnettes, etc.) is unknown. The lens from Yauhannah Bluff is round, which is a typical 18 thcentury form. Later in the 18 th century and into the 19 th century, while round forms were verycommon, oval lenses became more common and occasionally found were octagonal andrectangular lenses (Harmik 2005).The jewelry items also suggest wealth and status. The faceted jewelry stone could have beenattached to either a ring or a necklace. However, the stone is relatively large measuring 10 mmsin diameter. The front design is a starburst. The copper alloy jewelry item contains some iron rustalong the edges indicating that the core of the item is iron. The item is shaped like a cartouche, buthas no attachment or evidence of an attachment foot. One side of it is heavily scratched, whichmay have obscured evidence of an attachment.The 1722 Rosa Americana coin has been discussed in detail within the description of Feature 208,but is repeated here. The Rosa Americana coins were produced by William Wood who ownedseveral copper and tin mines in Britain. He received a royal indenture to produce coins for theAmerican colonies over a period of 14 years. Unfortunately for Wood, many American coloniesrefused to accept them. In New York, merchants refused them, while the General Assembly ofMassachusetts in June of 1722 authorized the printing of coinage and paper money rather thanaccepting the Rosa Americana coins. Some did accept them in limited quantities.
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viFigure 51. Magnetic north view of
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viiiLIST OF ACRONYMS ANDABBREVIATIO
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Figure 4Barnwell-Hammerton Map of 1
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SettlementFigure 51754 plat of Will
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26Figure 7Faden’s 1780 Edition of
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28Figure 9Mills’ Atlas Showing th
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30Their brother Charles C. P. Alsto
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Figure 101925 Plat of Yauhannah Blu
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130Several different comparison rat
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134 |Table 14. Sample Volume, Wood
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|140FeatureTotalWood Monocot PineRe
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144Summary of Mississippian Period
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146One species of bedstraw sustains
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148The macroplant assemblage includ
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150Forty liters of flotation sample
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152The young shoots can be boiled a
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154Twelve species, which fruit betw
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Key: Surface - S = Smoothed; RS = R
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208 126 10YR7/3 HB 5 FMicaS River B
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APPENDIX C. ZOOARCHAEOLOGICALANALYS
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ELEMENT LISTCode Element1 Indetermi
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ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL CATALOGBag Number
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81 122 155 404 0 2 0.06 1 0 0 081 1
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126 208 99 1 0 0 4.02 1 0 0 0126 20
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126 208 802 902 0 0 0.66 1 0 0 0126
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