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- Lab number
- Beta-129318
- Material dated
- Charcoal
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- Mesa
- Date uploaded
- January 15, 2024
- Updater
- Wyoming team
- Date updated
- December 31, 2020
- Normalized Age
- 1340 ± 60
- Stratigraphic component
- 17 cm bmgs
- Context
- Feature 12, a large charcoal stain found 17 cm bmgs, well behind the drip line. Not completely excavated. In profile it measured 1.17 m wide, 36 cm deep. Fill was d, charcoal flecked loam. No oxidation observed. 46 pieces of debitage were recovered, along with 86 small mammal bone fragments and 12 lizard bones. All but the lizard bones were burned. Macrobot. remains: 3 false tarragon seeds, 14 goosefoot seeds, 1 bugseed, 2 tansy mustard seeds, 2 grass seeds and carbonized wood of juniper, pinyon, and cottonwood. All but 2 goosefoot seeds were charred. The feature is difficult to interpret because only part was excavated. It may represent multiple burning episodes. Assoc. with Component 4.