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Lab number
Beta-112303
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
La Plata
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
1690 ± 40
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Context
Feature 6, a slab-lined roasting pit revealed during testing. Meas. ca 88 x 95 cm in dia.; 60 cm deep. Large sandstone slabs lined the sides and bottom of the pit excavared into the shale substrate. Slabs were burned, witha 1-2 cm thick layer of oxidation surrounding the area beyond the slabs. indicating an intense fire. Fill: primary ash and charcoal, but 2 distinct strata. Upper layer was mixed shale and loam with small pieces of charcoal. Below this was 40 cm of dark brown clay loam with a lot of charcoal, daub, and FCR. Artifacts in fill: 11 flakes (one was an obsidian flake), 1 core). No Zea mays pollen. The daub was later interpreted as part of an adobe cover that had collapsed. The amt of daub indicated a dome cover, and individual coils were seen.

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