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Lab number
Beta-223717
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Moffat
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
360 ± 60
δ13C (per mil)
-23.9
Context
Feature 27, a pit meas. 82 x 75 cm in dia., 23 cm deep; originated 12 cm bmgs. Steep-sided with a relatively flat bottom. It originated at the occupation surface and had been excavated into Stratum 2. Sides and bottom were heavily oxidized. Fill was stratified with a dense charcoal layer atop a thicker layer of gray-brown silt. FCR and faunal remains were abundant throughout the fill. A total of 65 pieces of FCR that appeared to be concentrated at 4 different levels. Artifacts: 4 pieces of debitage plus 3 tiny pieces in the flotation sample. Obsidian present. A total of 125 bone frags. recovered, including 6 bison tooth frags., some medium-large mammal bone; 68 specimens were burned. Interpreted as a roasting pit most likely used for cooking meat, probably bison. Assigned to Component 1.

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