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Lab number
Beta-129310
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Mesa
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
1260 ± 60
Stratigraphic component
21 cm bmgs
Context
Feature 4, a hearth ca. 25 cm behind the drip line, originating 21 cm bmgs. Irregularly shaped, 80 x 40 cm, 19 cm thick. Fill was dark, ashy sand with FCR and charcoal concentrations. At least 15 FCRs were present, weighing 0.5 kg. The feature margins were oxidized. Artifacts in the fill: 1 utilized flake, 91 pieces of debitage. Macrobotanical remains: 162 goosefoot seeds, 2 bugseeds, 2 grass seeds, 1 wild raspberry seed; all were carbonized. Also present: charcoal of serviceberry, juniper, and pinyon. Faunal remains: 105+ mammal bone fragments, all burned, and 4 unburned lizard bones. Feature is interpreted as a hearth used for food preparation and for refuse. Associated with Component 4.

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