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I dug an 1850s well by hand many years ago (I was young and safety was not
of concern), since then I have excavated several using a backhoe or
trackhoe, a good operator and some luck and you can dig a trench on the
edge of your well providing a first rate profile before you even start
excavation. The backhoe can step the trench back so that safety is taken
care of
Good luck
Rick Morris
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On Thu, 6 Jul 1995, James R. Beall wrote:
> After 3 years of sporatic looking, we possibly, may, seem to
> have (fingers are still crossed) discovered the location of
> a 175+ year old well that serviced the original residents of
> site 18FR696. We have reason to know that early residents
> discarded trash into the well. The well is now completely
> buried and filled with dirt and gravel. The question to be
> addressed is, how does one go about safely recovering the
> artifacts from the bottom of the well that could be up to 20
> feet deep when fully redug. Any references or advice on the
> archeological recovery of material from the bottom of an
> early 19th century, stone-lined, hand-dug well?
>
> Please share your thoughts with [log in to unmask]
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