Pit 120: Level 2
Completed on March 27, 2021, by Alexander and Kyle Markey, Jocelyn and DC Locke, Odess and David Brinkman. Level two gave us more Granby kitchenware (pottery, porcelain, and glass.) In what would be the top find of the pit, we found another bottom piece of a green wine bottle. We also found one of these in pit 119. This one is significantly different. Like the green glass found in level one, this is very rough on the surface and probably much older than the bottle from pit 119 (which was dated to 1800.) Once again, we had more than enough circumference on the piece to determine the bottom diameter of the bottle. It was one of the largest diameter bottles of the 18th century at 5.25 inches. This narrows its date to 1750 to 1756. This artifact is pre-Granby and post-Thomas Brown (the first area Indian trader who died in 1747.) This is very significant because it points to the date of Fort Congaree II (built 1748) and Friday's Ferry (opened 1750.) We now have another important time period added to our dig site. People traveling to and from Fort Congaree II were taking this route to/from Friday's ferry. It brings up the possibility that Thomas Brown's Trading post may have continued in some form after Brown's death in 1747. The roughness of our dated bottle bottom also gives more proof that the rough green glass is older than the smooth glass that has been dated to the Granby period. Adding to the wide range of artifacts in level two, we also found a lead musket shot and 22 pieces of Native American pottery.
Pit 120: Level 2 produced: 16 pieces of pottery, one porcelain, one .25 cal musket shot, 22 Native American, four slag, 37 glass, 13 nails, 11 charcoal, and 18 iron.
