Test Pit Stratigraphy

Test Pit Record

Location

Hei Ling Chau

Site Code

HLC06

Test Pit No.

TP1

Test Pit Coordinate

Northing 812032

Easting 822407

Test Pit Measurement

2 m x 1 m

Digging Method

Hand Digging

Ground Level

70.1 mPD

Stratigraphy and Finds

Layer

Soil Texture

Soil Colour

Finds

Chronology

L1

Sandy soil

Gray 7.5YR 5/1

Modern Rubbish (filled soil)

1980s

L2

Sandy soil

Pinkish white 7.5YR 8/2

Modern rubbish (filled soil)

1980s

L3

Sandy soil

Reddish yellow 7.5YR 7/6

Modern rubbish (filled soil)

1980s

L4

Sandy soil

Gray 7.5YR 6/1

Modern rubbish (filled soil)

1980s

L5

Loamy soil

Reddish yellow 5YR 6/6

Nil (original decomposed soil)

L6

Loamy soil

Reddish yellow 5YR 6/8

Nil (original decomposed soil)

L7

Loamy soil, with some decomposed bed rock texture

Light red 2.5YR 6/8

Nil (original decomposed soil)

Test Pit Wall Photograph Western Wall Section

Test Pit Wall Drawing Western Wall Section Drawing

Representative Artefacts: Nil

Date

3 July 2006

Log by

SNG

Location		Hei Ling Chau			Site Code	HLC06			Test Pit No.	TP2
Test Pit Coordinate		Northing 811980			Easting 822423	Test Pit Measurement			2 m x 1 m
Digging Method		Hand Digging				Ground Level			69.5 mPD
Stratigraphy and Finds
Layer	Soil Texture			Soil Colour				Finds		Chronology
L1	Sandy soil			Gray 7.5YR 5/1				Nil (filled soil)		The 1980s
L2	Loamy soil			Reddish yellow 75YR 8/6				Nil (filled soil)		The 1980s
L3	Sandy soil			Strong brown 7.5YR 4/6				Nil (filled soil)		The 1980s
L4	Sandy soil			Light reddish brown 5YR 6/3				Nil (chocolate , filled soil)		The 1980s
L5	Sandy soil			Pinkish white 7.5YR 8/6				Nil (original topsoil)
L6	Sandy soil			Reddish yellow 7.5YR 8/6				Nil
L7	Loamy soil			Dark grey 7.5YR 4/1				Nil
L8	Clayey soil			Light red 2.5YR 7/8				Nil
Test Pit Wall Photography Western Wall Section								Test Pit Wall Drawing Western Wall Section Drawing
Representative Artefacts Nil
Date			4 July 2006				Log by			SNG

Location

Hei Ling Chau

Site Code

HLC06

Test Pit No.

TP3

Test Pit Coordinate

Northing 811956

Easting 822421

Test Pit Measurement

2 m x 1 m

Digging Method

Hand Digging

Ground Level

69.3 mPD

Stratigraphy and Finds

Layer

Soil Texture

Soil Colour

Finds

Chronology

L1

Sandy soil

Pinkish Gray 7.5Y 6/2

Modern rubbish (filled soil)

1980s

L2

Sandy soil

Brown 7.5Y5/2

Nil (original top soil)

L3

Loamy soil

Reddish yellow 7.5YR 6/6

Nil

L4

Sandy soil

Reddish yellow 7.5YR 6/6

Nil

L5

Decomposed soil

Pink 7.5YR 8/4

Nil

L6

Decomposed soil

Dark grey 7.5YR 4/1

Nil

Test Pit Wall Photography Western and Southern Wall Section

Test Pit Wall Drawing Western Wall Section Drawing

Representative Artefacts: Nil

Date

5 July 2005

Log by

SNG