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The entire site was carefully hand-troweled and screens were not used
for artifact recovery.
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Measurements are in feet and tenths of feet. |
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Building t was excavated using the
"Wheeler Box" excavation system of 8-by-8 foot quadrats with 2-foot baulks.
Unit size varies from 8-by-8 foot and 2-by-2 foot quadrats to 2-by-8 foot
quadrats.
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Much of the Building t site had been
disturbed by the construction activities relating to 1925 and 1934 parking lot
construction episodes. Only the lower portion of Building
t's sub-floor pit [953H] remained
undisturbed. The living surface and foundation of both the dwelling and chimney
had been destroyed.
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Underlying Building t is the "Negro Quarter," an early slave quarter associated
with the first period of Jefferson’s occupation at Monticello. This
quarter is defined by four sub-floor pits. No other associated building
elements were recovered during the 1984 and 1985 excavations. The dating of the
"Negro Quarter" is based on its associated
artifacts and its stratigraphic relationship to Building
t. All four pits underlay the occupation
layers of Building t. Destruction of the
building preceded the documented construction of Building
t in the 1790s.
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