Day Sixteen

Rani taking photographs of the artefacts after analysis

Today, we continued the task of analyzing the artifacts we have uncovered. We helped to sort the artifacts into its various taxonomy and in the order of where it was found. This enables us to analyze and conclude what kind of activities could have taken place in that unit. There are reasons why certain artifacts could be found in abundance in certain layers as compared to other layers. Photographs of the artifacts were also taken to provide us with a future reference. From our observations, there seemed to lack Dutch or European materials in the unit. This was somewhat peculiar as there was a strong Dutch presence in the area and it was abnormal not to find a large amount of Dutch or European materials. This finding is interesting and it will be helpful to our understanding of the site if we continue to excavate the area around the unit.

Love,
Michael