jgas
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Well since this was out first "Official" bottle dig I have a few questions that I am hoping you might share som insight on.
The pics posted show a few of the bottles that we found. I asked the question in a previous post about the Root Beer Extract. My other questions are, Does this look like a Privy or just a dump or could it be both?? We dug down around 6 feet and hit a layer of rocky sandy soil. Dug even deeper and this soil kept going. Not sure what to look for by way of Clay Cap, ash, etc... We found most of the stuff at around 3 to 4 feet. One bottle that was broken and has a Pontiled bottom was around 5 feet deep.
It has the partial words of Race &, Don's, Er Proof Polish. the bottle is dark green. Not sure what or where that was made. Just wondering if this was "capped" off by all the trash. This was a C. 1873 home site. Would there be other Privies or trash sites here in the general area? We tried to probe several depressions and it was the same old questions popping up, pretty soft here and there but should we dig. It's in the woods obviously about 100 feet behind the original home. I know, alot of questions, but I would really like some help to see if I'm on the right track here. Thanks for any and all replies.
The pics posted show a few of the bottles that we found. I asked the question in a previous post about the Root Beer Extract. My other questions are, Does this look like a Privy or just a dump or could it be both?? We dug down around 6 feet and hit a layer of rocky sandy soil. Dug even deeper and this soil kept going. Not sure what to look for by way of Clay Cap, ash, etc... We found most of the stuff at around 3 to 4 feet. One bottle that was broken and has a Pontiled bottom was around 5 feet deep.
It has the partial words of Race &, Don's, Er Proof Polish. the bottle is dark green. Not sure what or where that was made. Just wondering if this was "capped" off by all the trash. This was a C. 1873 home site. Would there be other Privies or trash sites here in the general area? We tried to probe several depressions and it was the same old questions popping up, pretty soft here and there but should we dig. It's in the woods obviously about 100 feet behind the original home. I know, alot of questions, but I would really like some help to see if I'm on the right track here. Thanks for any and all replies.
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