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Lab number
Beta-212095
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Moffat
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
1600 ± 40
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Context
Feature 15, a basin-shaped pit, meas. 50 x 49 cm in dia, 23 cm thick. Found 77 cm N of F-9 at the same occupation zone level. Stratified fill: upper was dark brown, charcoal stained, with a few pieces of charcoal. Lower fill very compact black sand with abundant pieces of sagebrush charcoal, 6 pieces of oxidized SS in the bottom. A few small patches of oxidized soil around the rim of the pit. No assoc. artifacts or faunal remains. Interpreted as a roasting pit used on a short-term basis for cooking vegetal food.

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