ABSTRACT
One of the factors which have made the sites at Red Bay of particular interest is a number of deposits containing unusually well-preserved organic materials, occasioned mostly by wet conditions. The areas of preservation crosscut the entire range of features far discovered—from cooperage refuse to human burials—and have provided a glimpse of the many aspects of both industrial activities and day-to-day life not ordinarily available. This chapter provides brief descriptions of some of these finds and some techniques employed or developed to deal with them. The technique of excavation worked very well. Artifacts were exposed in situ without damage or disturbance and their positions plotted without difficulty. An improvement, which owes derivation to the presence of underwater archaeologists at the Red Bay site, was developed during the ensuing winter to deal with several small ponds on Saddle Island.
