0 a large, flat piece of stone or concrete used for paths, floors, etc. --
1 a flat piece of stone used esp. outside a building to make floors, stairs, and paths --
He excavated inside the platform to a depth of 1.4 m and came across several large flagstones.
Below the midden level, a flagstone pavement was exposed.
Although the midden was continuous above and below the flagstones, the character of the levels was quite different.
Early sketches proposed retaining the remaining flagstone walls, which was a decision based on trust.
The flagstone wall as built narrates ambiguities and contradictions.
The prospect of rebuilding was both enticing, as an opportunity to spend a future summer constructing flagstones, and yet deeply questionable as a strategy.
Such on-site debates took on a heightened dimension in relation to the existing flagstone wall, as we began to question our initial assumptions.
In the midden below the flagstones, 93 sherds were recovered along with 13 pieces of broken unmodified shell and one exhausted chert core.
