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teeth were found between the depths of 12 and 24 inches. At a depth 

 of 3 feet an irregular mineral deposit of white nodules and streaks 

 was encountered at all points in the trench. This deposit occurs at 

 about the same depth along the cut banks of the creeks and is natural 

 in origin. 



Abandoning this trench, we crossed the small draw to the much 

 dug-over area to the south. Here we dug three trenches, respectively 



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Fig. 5. — Floor plan, house i, Lost Creek. Hachures, excavated area outside 

 house; outline of house enclosed by dot and dash lines; I-IV, central posts; Ci-8, 

 cache pits ; small circles, pocket caches ; black dots, posts or post molds ; dots 

 within circles, either post molds or pocket caches; A-B, cross-section shown in 

 figure 6. 



20, 15, and 9 feet in length by 3 feet in width and depth, all radiating 

 out from the area of most intensive digging. This excavation (no. 3) 

 is not shown in figure 5, but occurs about 100 yards southeast of ex- 

 cavation 2. Identical conditions to those in excavation i were en- 

 countered, scattered charcoal, debris, and artifacts occurring between 

 the depths of 12 and 24 inches, but no traces of any house construction 

 were found. 



During this preliminary work we were obsessed with the idea that 

 house remains would be encountered in the depressions of the pasture 



