Alamo Archaeology Church Preservation - February 2

Due to inclement weather, archaeologists had a short week in the field. This allowed the team to catch up on artifact processing in the lab.

Once archaeologists returned to the field they continued investigations in EUs 45, 49, 50, and 62.

Excavations at EU-45 reached a depth of approximately 100 cm below surface. This is the maximum depth required for this unit. There were multiple utility pipes within EU-45, which created mixed deposits within the utility trenches. This was also seen in the artifact assemblage, as it was dominated by metal nails and fragments. Archaeologists will complete the final documentation for this unit before it is backfilled.

Archaeologists at EU-62 reached a depth of approximately110 cm below surface. This unit had a clay utility pipe at approximately 80 cm below surface. This, along with three other utility conduits, caused significant disturbance within the unit. Artifacts recovered from the unit include metal nails and fragments, glass, and construction materials.

Archaeologists opened EU-49 north of the Church last week. This unit is slightly smaller than previous units and archaeologists were able to excavate to a depth of 90 cm below surface. Similar to the surrounding units, EU-49 had previous impacts from utility pipes. Artifacts from this unit include metal nails and fragments, glass, and a few stoneware sherds.

EU-50, located on the north side of the Church, was opened late last week. Archaeologists excavated to a depth of approximately 20 cm below surface. Archaeologists are still in the modern soil deposit and have not recovered any artifacts.