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Logbook of Site No.3
2003/10/14
Began trial excavation of site number 3 by shaft positioning and grass cutting work. The soil layer's thickness was uneven and the earth is not smooth. The soil layers contain many brick fragments.
2003/10/15
Underneath the surface was a layer of sedimentary yellow soil, which was regarded as coming from somewhere else. It was found that some of the rock materials was the same as on the walkway, which shows that this soil layer had some connections with the the reforming of the pedestrian walkway.
2003/10/17
Uncovered large amounts of brick fragments, seems as if though people might have intended to pile the bricks. The soil color was darker and there are clear signs of burning and coal left over.
2003/10/18
At the western side of the excavation site an area of burnt earth was uncovered, large quantity of coal found and burnt earth suggest human activities. According the unearthed remnants the building was built during the Japanese occupation period.
2003/10/19
Uncovered large amounts of brick and pottery fragments, mostly tile work. At the same time on the south-eastern side of the site, there appears to be a sedimentary grey soil layer from south to north, which should be a natural sedimentation. More discoveries were made at the burnt red-earth area with Blue and White porcelain, hard potter, bullets uncovered. All of which should belong to the Japanese occupation period.
2003/10/21
The soil color changed to grey, soft sand with many bricks remnant. Other items uncovered include Blue and White porcelain, large amount of An Ping Pot and hard ceramic. Parts of the layer contained smooth layer of small white and grey ash particles washed by water. The southern part of the site connecting to Castle Zeelandia, shows widening foundation of brick wall.
2003/11/12
At the southern end of the brick wall there were many pottery and porcelain remnants uncovered, the sand was very loose. In the sandy layer, the soil composition gradually increases and a Ku-lau rock (rock formed by coral fossil) structure appeared lying in the south-north direction. The Ku-lau rocks were structured with the bricks lying in the east-west direction. The surface of the Ku-lau rocks were first covered with white ash and then cement.
2003/11/14
The unearthed remnants were plentiful, should be a secondary soil sedimentary layer after some houses were abandoned.
2003/11/17
Excavated the secondary sand-piled-layer, the layer contains areas of white ash fragment piles, should be formed from the flow of natural water.
2003/11/19
There were many An Ping pots uncovered, the soil is grayish sand belonging to original 17th Century soil layer
2003/12/03
Excavated to a depth where the soil is sandy grey with a lot of water seeping in. There is no sign of any cultural remnants, only a fish skeleton was found. The foundations of the wall is still unseen. However, the decision to halt excavation was made because it reached the water levels.
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