Industry Findings
 
 

 

Millstone

Several millstones were discovered on the site. The one pictured above was not excavated until 1998. It measured 20 inches (50 cm) in diameter, 3 inches (7 cm) thick, and the center hole was 2 ½ inches (6 cm) in diameter. The markings “0-3-0” (shown more clearly in the drawing to the left) indicate that the millstone weighs three quarters of a hundredweight, or 84 pounds. There is also an “O” and some cross hatch markings on the face of the millstone below the center hole. It is not yet known what these markings refer to.