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Date: | Sun, 18 Jul 1999 11:05:58 -0400 |
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Speaking of root cellars/sub-floor pits, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
is currently running a field school at a 3rd-quarter Eighteenth-century
possible slave quarter associated with the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg,
Virginia. During last year's excavations we uncovered a pit of similar
dimensions (about 4 feet square, but only three feet deep I think) that was
not visibly lined. It seems to be associated with a brick chimney foundation
that is about four feet away, but no other structural features have been
uncovered relating to the building. In addition, the pit is "behind" the
chimney and slightly off kilter with it. We're pretty sure that the two are
related, but if the chimney was made of daub (which would've been destroyed
by the plowing on the site), the pit would stand alone without any other
related features. This scenario may be similar to the one that Michael has
uncovered.
Hope this adds to the conversation,
Dave Brown
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