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Vegetal specimens were restricted to the upper portion of the de- 

 posit only, hickory and butternut forming a majority of the sample. 

 At the time of excavation varieties of both trees formed the impor- 

 tant ground cover upon and adjacent to the site. Since the occupation 

 area was heavily penetrated by burrowing animals, it seems probable 

 that most, if not all, of the vegetal material is intrusive. 



