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Lab number
Beta-143162
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Grand
Date uploaded
January 18, 2024
Updater
Wyoming Team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
2500 ± 45
Context
Feature 18, Occupation Zone 2, an irregular, ovoid, basin shaped subfloor feature within Structure 1, the basin house. Feature 18 meas. 57 x 48 cm, 11 cm deep. Fill contained 3 strata, with several pieces of debitage. Fill also contained charred Cheno-Am seed embroyos, charred saltbush seeds, charred goosefoot and tansy mustard seed. Charcoal included greasewood, small amounts of sagebrush, rabbitbrush, and Douglas fir (the latter is probably driftwood). Base of feature was oxidized. Abundant FCR was distributed in an arc to the E of Feature 18.
Comments
Sample from pithouse central hearth; pithouse 2.2 by 2.6m and up to 26cm deep; post holes and central hearth; ground stone and chipped-stone tools but no diagnostics

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