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United States / CO / Dolores County / 5DL2 / Beta-2180
- Lab number
- Beta-2180
- Material dated
- Charcoal
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- Dolores
- Date uploaded
- January 15, 2024
- Updater
- Wyoming team
- Date updated
- December 31, 2020
- Measured Age
- 1170 ± 50
- Context
- Sample is from hearth in Pit structure 2 (1 of 2 dates), Located 3 m W of and oriented the same as Pit structure 1, with the ventilator orientated SW, not SE. Meas. 5.25 x N-W and 5.5 m E-W; 1.7 m deep. Excavated to a natural caliche horizon, with a smooth, level floor, with patches of greenish sand 1-2 cm thick covering the floor toward the rear of the structure. Four main post supports, at least 1 of which was double. Two were set in 85 cm from each Zea mayser. No wood found in post holes. At the S end, 1 post was incorporated into the N side of each of the wing walls. These single posts were set in 1.20 m from the E and W walls. Wingwalls were double post and adobe, with 4 sets of posts spaced 25-35 cm apart. They were plastered with adobe, forming a wall up to 30 cm wide. Wing walls were connected to the walls by a large upright slab; thus, each wingwall was 2 m long. Intact parts were 80 cm at highest points. Ventilator tunnel was at floor level in the center of the S wall. A small pit house, Pit structure 3, intruded into Pithouse structure 2, completely destroying the certral part of Pit structure 2. Numerous pits in the floor of Pit structure 2. Also numerous floor artifacts, including GS, lithics, a Chapin jar. In Brew's typology, this is a Type II dwelling.