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Lab number
Beta-129311
Material dated
Charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Mesa
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Normalized Age
2870 ± 60
Context
Feature 5, an unlined hearth, ca 30 cm outside the present dripline. Only partially excavated; maximum diameter of 35 cm; irregularly basin shaped, 9 cm deep, much of the base resting on bedrock. Fill was charcoal surrounded by dark loam; no oxidation noted. Fill contained 13 unidentifiable mammal bones, 4 pieces of debitage, charred goosefoot seeds and pinyon charcoal. Interpreted as used for cooking. Assoc. with Component 1, Late Archaic.

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