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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.

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