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HOUSE PIT 3 

 Site 35-UM-7 



Figure 25.— House pit 3, site 35-UM-7. 



reports, and traces of them have been found in most of the McNary 

 sites, including Cold Springs. 



In most cases there is a slight rise or mound around the perimeter 

 of the house pits. While it might be no more than back dirt from the 

 house, there is reason to suspect that this earth may have been banked 

 against the lower edges of the matting. If this were the case it would 

 eliminate the necessity of sinking posts into the ground for stability. 



There is no direct evidence of a doorway m any of the houses. 

 However, in three houses that were carefully contoured, one side, the 

 one facing the river, was slightly lower than the rest of the perimeter. 



