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Lab number
Beta-34326
Material dated
Textile
Taxa dated
Basketry/Cordage, juniper bark
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Uintah
Date uploaded
January 18, 2024
Updater
Wyoming Team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Measured Age
2330 ± 80
Context
Portion of juniper bark basket with a tump line, from Component 3. 104 kernels of corn were in the bottom of the basket (Fremont dent. Component is thought to contain 187 kernels of corn, 5 corn cobs, 2 frags. of horse tail rush, 2 fragments of juniper bark cordage. The tanned leather strap stained with red ochre are attributed to Component 3, but they were found adjacent to Feature 4 in Component 2. Indicates considerable mixing of deposits.
Comments
Sample from a loosely woven juniper bark basket 58cm long and 39cm wide; directly associated with maize, but date 600 to 700 years older than direct date on the maize

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