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- Lab number
- Beta-212308
- Material dated
- Charcoal
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- Moffat
- Date uploaded
- January 15, 2024
- Updater
- Wyoming team
- Date updated
- December 31, 2020
- Normalized Age
- 420 ± 60
- δ13C (per mil)
- -19.9
- Stratigraphic component
- 2 cm bmgs
- Context
- Feature 14, a pit meas. 71 x 62 cm in dia., 7 cm deep; originated 2 cm bmgs.. Base was oxidized. No FCR. Fill was dark gray-brown silt with abundant very small burned bone frags. Artifacts: 34 pieces of debitage, 76 sherds. Sherds included jar rim, body and basal sherds. Total of 750 bone frags. recovered, mostly unidentifiable, although bison, medium-large mammal were recovered; burning is present on 614 specimens. Charred, unidentifiable tissue also recovered. Interpreted as a hearth that may have been used to roast plant parts. Burned bone is thought to be the result of disposal for bone crushed for marrow.