THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF "POMEIOOC"
1985-1986 Field Seasons

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Title Page
1 John White’s Pomeiooc. 51
2 John White’s Secoton. 52
3 Early Sketch Map of the Carolina Sounds. 53
4 The Carolina Sounds as portrayed by White. 54
5 De Bry’s rendition of ‘Virginia’ in the 1580s. 55
6 De Bry’s Pomeiooc. 56
7 Sloane version of Pomeiooc. 57
8 Generalized soil map of Hyde County. 58
9 A section of the field map indicating areas surveyed
from 1983-85.
59
10 Indian smoking pipe stem and bowl fragments. 60
11 Postmolds and tree stump stains in the first test unit. 61
12 Overview of excavations at 31HY43 (1985). 62
13 Completed excavation of the first trench in the wheat field. 63
14 Animal burial 1 (Feature 10). 64
15 Detail of excavations and features at 31HY43 (1985). 65
16 Initial excavations in the cornfield at 31HY43; and first
identification of Feature 4.
66
17 Different views of Feature 4. 67
18 Views before and after the excavation of Feature 1. 68
19 Finds from the main excavation area; animal burial
(Feature 3) & the trash pit (Feature 2).
69
20 Different views of Feature 6 (ditch) in the main excavation
area.
70
21 Excavations in area above and adjacent to Feature 6. 71
22 Excavation and profiling of Feature 6. 72
23 Excavated section of Feature 6 (ditch). 73
24 Removal of plow zone sediments at 31HY43. 74
25 Postmold patterns revealed in Tractor Trench I. 75
26 Dark stained areas in Tractor Trench I (probably
aboriginal pit features).
76
27 Feature 7 (a broken Colington Simple Stamped
vessel); Feature 8 (a large cooking area).
77
28 View of Feature 8 (a possibly cooking and/or trash pit). 78
29 Views of Structure 1 in Tractor Trench II. 79
30 Working field map of 31HY43 excavations through
1986 field season.
80
31 Curving line of postmolds marking possible palisade
(Feature 25).
81
32 Shovel cut ditch (Feature 16) near Features 6 & 25. 81
33 Feature 17 before excavation. 82
34 Feature 17 after excavation. 82
35 Bench or platform postmolds inside exterior wall of
Structure 1.
83
36 Typical bench postmolds (upper left), Structure 1. 83
37 Interior support postmolds: Structure 1. 84
38 Flags marking postmolds: Structure 2. 84
39 Feature 12 prior to excavation. 85
40 Feature 12 after excavation. 85
41 Copper ornament and fragments; jasper and glass
projectile points.
86
42 Colonial period pipe fragments. 87

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