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HOUSE PIT 12 

 5ITE 35-UM-7 



Figure 26.— House pit 12, site 35-UM-7. 



just beneath the surface and for this reason they are believed to belong 

 to the latter part of the occupation of the site. 



The first of the features, which have been called earth ovens, was 

 approximately 4 feet in diameter and about 5 inches in depth. The 

 second (pi. 36, l) was about 6 feet in diameter and the third was lli^ 

 feet long and 5 feet wide. Small quantities of charcoal were scattered 

 through the first two features and a large concentration of charcoal 

 was present in the third feature. While the first two earth ovens 

 were unassociated with other features at the site, the large one was 

 found in the center of house pit 4. There is no question as to its 



