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Lab number
Beta-219513
Material dated
Other
Taxa dated
Grass
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Mesa
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
190 ± 40
δ13C (per mil)
-23.6
Context
Feature 2, a large grass and rock lined basin in the E portion of the excavation block. Meas 156 x 95 cm; max depth of 20 cm. Excavated to bedrock. The back edge was tucked against the back wall of the rockshelter. Fill was unstained silty sand with numerous large charcoal chunks capped with roof fall. The basal rock lining consisted of 5 tabular SS slabs; none were heat altered. The underlying grass lining was wildrye. likely from along the drainage. Sample for this date is from the grass lining. Feature fill: 1 biface, 1 tool, 651 flakes, 2 metate frags, 34 bone frags.Possible bed?

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