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Lab number
Beta-117385
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
La Plata
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
1160 ± 60
Stratigraphic component
18-20 cm bmgs
Context
Feature 7, a Pit Room in Block 2, assoc. with the BM III - Early P I occupation of the site. Encountered ca. 18-20 cm bmgs. It is very similar to Feature 8 Pit Room, located nearby. It meas. ca. 1.75 x 2 m in dia., rounded Zea maysers, nearly vertical sides and a flat floor. A small interior pit (Feature 18) is on the W side of the structure, slightly undercutting the W wall; no oxidation, but probably functioned as a hearth. Fill of pit room was brown sandy clay with some charcoal chunks, low to moderate artifact densities. No floor artifacts. Fill contained 4 plain gray sherds and debitage.

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