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Lab number
DIC-1393
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
La Plata
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Measured Age
490 ± 60
Significance
Late Prehistoric, Navajo; Préhistorique récent
Context
feature 3, a hearth containing ash, charcoal, and fire-cracked rock. Feature 3 hearth filled with charcoal, ash, and FCR. Residue from the fire used to heat rock for use inside the sweat lodge. Meas 4.40 x 3.50 m in dia., 22 cm thickRocks weighed 650.13 kg. Lay on the natural slope of the land; not an excavated basin. No assoc. artifacts.
Additional information
radiometric

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