J. T. King, Dan Printup, and myself returned to the site. Continuation
was in square 27R32 beginning at DD 5.5. There had been some disturbance
to the square since we were there last. A large potsherd had been
removed from the ground plan DD 5.5, and a portion of the skull that was
showing in the east wall of the square had been dug out. Most of the
skull remained. Otherwise things were just as we had left it.
We began removing the level DD 5.5-6.0. The soil was in the best of
condition to work by the method of taking thin vertical cuts. The square
produced as follows: in the SE quarter the soil was similar to the
subsoil in color which was of a light brown or yellow color and with a
high content of sand. There were lighter streaks and blotches throughout
this area, and as has been found in most of the other squares, there was
a small quantity of sand tempered fabric impressed sherds in the top
part of this soil just described. The NW portion of the square had a
concentration of the midden as is usually found in the main occupation.
The NW quarter of the square produced a good quantity of shell tempered
sherds. This area was screened but produced only sherds and a few small
animal bones. This deposit continued through the depth of the level and
was evident in the ground plan or horizontal profile at DD 6.0 though
nearing the termination of it.
The ground plan at DD 6.0 revealed what appeared to be several postmolds
in an arc-like pattern. Photographs, black and white and color were
taken of this ground plan. These areas which appeared to be postmolds
were cross sectioned and the cut was photographed in color. To date it
is doubtful that they could be postmolds for the following reasons:
there were no definite lines to indicate the post, the sand streaks were
evident in the unbroken pattern of the rest of the soil, the soil
appeared to be stained, and in one of the patterns in question, the
stain was in a pattern similar to an outline of a postmold. In the
others the depth varied from less than a tenth of a foot to five tenths
and they were in an irregular shape in the cut or profile where it was
cross sectioned.