Hi.  I work for a contract company in CT.  Our field crew has been
excavating at what appears to be a 17th century homestead.  They have begun
excavating a mound filled with carbon and are thinking it may be a pit used
for charcoal production.  Does anyone know of a charcoal producing pit that
has been excavated, so that we can compare the profiles?  I have not been
able to find any good literature on charcoal pits,  The emphasis seems to be
on iron production with just a mention of charcoal production.  Researchers
at Plymouth Plantation have never heard of any pits being found in this
area, however it does not have to be from New England.
 
 
                            thanks for your help
                            Roberta Charpentier