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- Lab number
- Beta-1932
- Material dated
- Charcoal
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- Montezuma
- Date uploaded
- January 15, 2024
- Updater
- Wyoming team
- Date updated
- December 31, 2020
- Measured Age
- 640 ± 70
- Context
- Surface 1 slab-lined cist, Occupation/Activity Area 2. Activity Area 2 has no definite boundaries, but is probably rectangular; it is located ca. 4 m SE of the room blook at the site. This locus of activity does not incorporate any rooms or other major architectural features. Included in the area are a refuse pit, a storage cist, and a fireplace. Was not a prepared surface; instead it was use-compacted. Based on artifacts and assoc. features, it is interpreted as a locus for processing vegetal resources. The storage cist from which the sample was derived meas. 94 cm in dia. at both the top and bottom, and is 55 cm deep. It is ca. 10 cm NE of the trash pit. Cut into native soil, unlined, nearly vertical sides and a flat bottom lines with slabs. Fill was charcoal stained, with sherds, flakes and charred plant material--all indicating the cist's untimate use as a trash pit. Numerous Zea mays cobs and kernels were also in the fill. Interpreted as a storage pit (original use).