After the tour was over, the crew went back to their excavations. Nicolas and Devin resumed digging in the Mississippian midden where they found a bone tool that could have been used for tattooing, scratching/bloodletting, or as an awl. We will have to analyze it back in the lab to tell for sure.

The midden also continues to produce a number of architectural features. Most of these seem to be intrusive post holes probably from the nineteenth century. In John, Brittany, and Kathryn’s unit, they discovered a historic square post hole located adjacent to a circular post. We will likely have to open up more units before we can say what kind of structure once existed here.

In the center of the site, Hannah, Fiona, Constants, and Amanda uncovered a curious linear feature. They are in the process of excavating it, and we are not sure what it represents, but our best guess at the moment is that it is an animal burrow.

Beginning tomorrow afternoon, there is a decent chance of rain for the rest of the week. We have been lucky so far, having not gotten rained out once, but our streak could soon be coming to an end.