halfdime
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Miss halfdime joined me for an afternoon of archaeology yesterday (sorry, couldn’t post last night) on a spectacular warm day in still winter, Pennsylvania. I/we have done it all at this site: detecting, dug a privy, sifted soil, excavated and moved stone, etc. Our goal is to clean out the inside of the stone foundation, which had to be two stories easily. We uncovered a doorway into a basement/fruit cellar and are working our way along getting down to the clay layer in the floor. There’s enough room for us to work together and I was the lucky one to spot this large! I wish it had been her; even though she will someday have all my good stuff, she still likes her own discoveries
. Also, I’ve probably dug a dozen myself over the years. None of them had this detail. The question is: did this lay where I found it all these years (the house is not visible on photos from the late 1930s), or did it settle there as we dug? Anything in the house when the walls collapsed or were collapsed will be there. We still anticipate a gold piece!
. Also, I’ve probably dug a dozen myself over the years. None of them had this detail. The question is: did this lay where I found it all these years (the house is not visible on photos from the late 1930s), or did it settle there as we dug? Anything in the house when the walls collapsed or were collapsed will be there. We still anticipate a gold piece!
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