Stratum 300

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During the construction of a new school, three bodies were discovered to be buried on the property. After a police investigation, archaeologist Henry Jones quickly excavated the site to determine the cause of the skeletons’ death. Revealing his amateur status, Jones kept no records of the excavation, did not produce a stratigraphic section, and lost the skeletons and a majority of the artifacts. Jones concluded that the skeletons died during the Boudican revolts in 60-61 CE, due to the matrix containing bits of charcoal, a partially melted cooking knife blade, and pottery with singe marks. Through the archaeological evidence from the current dig, it is apparent that Henry Jones was wrong about the deaths of the three skeletons found.
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No datable artifacts were found, indicating the site was abandoned. The only thing inside stratum 300 is the upper portion of feature J from Structure BB. Stratum 200 was farmland because plough marks cutting into stratums 300 and 400 are evident. A 10th-12th century cross provides the earliest date. A 12th century buckle and 13th century brooch further provides a consistent date. Feature C was a well created at the end of stratum 200, cutting into stratums 300, 500, 600, 700, and 800, as well. A coin with the date 1749 clearly indicates when the well was created and …show more content…

Historical records provide all the evidence for the stratum. Features A and B belonged to the house, built in 1952, that was torn down for the school. Due to the growing population, the school that was built on top of the site decided to expand its size. The city purchased the property previously unavailable to Henry Jones. The current excavation in preparation for the school provides the evidence that Jones was wrong about his conclusions of the skeletons. Jones’ lack of organization explains why his conclusion is wrong and expresses the importance of proper record for an archaeological

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