pLp. ^No. 33 J" P^U^ BRAVE SITE — ^WOOD AND WOOLWORTH 7 



A number of large stones were along the edge of this pit. At the 

 rear of the house was an area of burned earth (F94:), which appeared 

 to be a surface hearth. A small, basin-shaped fireplace (FTl) con- 

 tained white ash, and the underlying soil was burned. 



Fourteen bell-shaped pits of various sizes were in the house floor. 

 They tended to be in a line with the intermediate rows of posts. These 

 pits were small, averaging less than 2 feet in depth. Six basin- 

 shaped pits contained mixed earth and refuse. One of these (F82), 

 may have been dug after the house was abandoned, since the wall 

 postholes observed in the pit floor were not visible within the pit fill. 

 A layer of charcoal blanketed the floor of the house, and many of 

 the postholes contained the charred remains of posts. Apparently 

 the house was destroyed by fire. 



EXCAVATION UNIT 2 (HOUSE 2) 



This long-rectangular house was in the north-central part of the 

 site (map 4; pi. 1, h). It had a maximum length of 37.5 feet, was 

 24.0 feet wide near the entrance, and 26.0 feet wide at the rear. The 

 long axis of the house was nearly north and south, with the entrance 

 in the south end facing away from the river. The house floor lay 2.8 

 feet below the surface, and the house was built in a pit 1.4 feet deep. 

 The house floor and walls were of unf aced native soil. 



The entrance was marked by four postholes, two on each side of a 

 small bench of native soil that projected into the house floor. These 

 postholes were 1.1 to 2.4 feet deep. An entrance was indicated by 11 

 postholes that outlined a passage 18 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide. 

 The postholes began at a point about 10 feet from the house wall. 

 Despite a careful search, no postholes could be located between the 

 house wall and that point. A hole 1 foot in diameter and 0.8 of a 

 foot deep was in the midline of the entrance, but it probably was 

 not a part of that feature. 



Two large postholes were in the midline of the house. The post- 

 hole in the rear wall was 0.9 foot in diameter and 2.1 feet deep and 

 was filled with white ash. Midway between the end posthole and 

 the entrance was a posthole 0.9 foot in diameter and 3.2 feet deep 

 containing the remains of a cedar post that was braced with stones. 

 The long walls of the house were lined with 12 postholes each and, 

 although auxiliary posts occurred, the two rows were mirror images 

 of each other in spacing and placement. These postholes were 0.8 

 to 2.4 feet deep, averaging 1.5 feet. All house posts observed were 

 cedar, and all were vertical. There were no postholes along the 

 end walls. 



