This week we completed our unit abutting the southern wall of the free black and slave section of St. Peter's Churchyard in the garden of Ming House. Several layers of deposits were discovered. The top layers were composed of both modern and historic material. It seems from the plethora of full bottles and large ceramic fragments this area was an easy place to dump trash over adjoining walls. This was true was the cemetery as well as we uncovered some fragments of headstones. At the base of excavation two small post holes were discovered. We have tentatively interpreted them as possible holes for scaffolding or supports during the construction of the wall. The prize find from this trench however was a coin from 1818 bearing the image of the King of Spain at the time Ferdinand VII. Our entire stint at the site was aided by our trusty sidekick Murphy pictured above. In future seasons we have been given permission to open up a larger area in the Ming House Garden.
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