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and by a series of five shallow tests (Features 3-7) in the adjacent 

 field areas (fig. 17). The occupation base exposed was roughly 

 rectangular, ca. 130' north to south, by 30' east to west (pi. 20, a; 

 fig. 17). 



STRATIGRAPHY 



The stratigraphic pattern, exposed in the lane cut and in the five 

 test pits, is basically the same over the entire site. Two definable 

 strata are present : 



A. The basal structure is composed of a friable yellow-brown loess similar to the 



surrounding field exposures. This is the characteristic capping in the 

 entire Coralville region. 



B. Overlaying A is a thin brown humic fill of midden debris transcending into 



a thick heavy dark sod. 



As far as available data indicate, all previously collected artifacts 

 have come from stratum B, since there is no evidence that farming 

 activities have penetrated beneath the compacted surface of stratum 

 A. The current series (below) definitely is localized in stratum B. 

 The post and pit pattern is apparent only in stratum A and must 

 certainly date from on or near its original surface. 



A total of 11 post molds was present. Excavated depths, plotted 

 from the exposed surface of stratum A, ranged from 0.2 to 1.4 feet ; 

 the diameter at surface varied from 0.70 to 1.3 feet. It is probable 

 that the total post pattern was not recovered in the restricted area 

 of excavation. The exposed portion, however, does form a roughly 

 linear series with a distinct cluster about a larger pit, designated 

 Feature 1. The latter, 2.5 feet in diameter and 2.1 feet deep, and 

 the similar Feature 2 (3.2 feet X 1.1 feet), are substantially larger 

 and deeper than the postholes (pi. 20, b). Sectioning indicated that 

 both pits had vertical walls and flat bottoms. Small fragments of 

 charcoal were abundant in the interior fill, which otherwise resembles 

 that of stratum B. A function as cache pits might be tentatively 

 offered for Features 1 and 2. 



ARTEFACTS 



The excavated materials from 13JH201 are decidedly limited in 

 quantity and nondefinitive in variety. Surface finds recovered by 

 Leo Harapat, the landowner, however, provide additional data sug- 

 gestive of somewhat more positive interareal ties (6 below). Only 

 lithic materials have been noted from the site. 



1. Miscellaneous point fragments. 



a. Convexly triangular, sloping shoulder, stem fragmentary (13JH201-11). 



Depth : 0.5-1.0 foot below surface. Feature 4. Plate 23, /. 

 6. Convexly triangular basal fragment. 



c. Fragment, small leaf-shaped blade. 



d. Body fragment, form unknown (13JH201-1). 



