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United States / CO / Moffat County / 5MF2544 / Beta-32353
- Lab number
- Beta-32353
- Material dated
- Charcoal
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- Moffat
- Date uploaded
- January 15, 2024
- Updater
- Wyoming team
- Date updated
- December 31, 2020
- Measured Age
- 1000 ± 50
- Context
- Charcoal from Hearth 5 in Test Pit 8.Hearth is roughly circular, extending into another test grid, almost 1 m in dia. (based on figure).Shallow, lenticular, with natural bedrock as a basin.Matrix primarily sandstone rocks, a few stream cobbles. Large frags. of charcoal were present in the basal fill. Artifacts: 19 pieces of debitage, 17 of which are non-local material. All indicate late stage tool production/maintenance. Also present: 13 charred seeds; 12 Chenopodium seeds, 1 Leguminosae; 1 long bone frag, 2 unidentifiable frags. from an artiodactyl. Long bone may show evidence of wear.Interpreted as a small activity area -- tool maintenance and processing/consumpting of plants and animals.