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eluded within the zone 1 layer. Zone 2 began at about 0.6 foot and per- 

 sisted to a depth of 1.3 feet. From 1.3 to 3.3 feet, in the central pit, was 

 a brown fill, overlying the matrix of zone 3. The surface of the brown 

 fill was broken by several small pits that resemble postholes in profile. 



In 1959, the central pit and a portion of the trench were reexcavated 

 and, in addition, an irregular area 7.5 feet (east-west) by 18.0 feet 

 (north-south) was opened at the western end of the feature (fig. 53). 

 At a depth of 1.0 foot below surface, a distinct "wall line" was found. 

 The fill was then skimmed to a "floor" at 1.5 feet below surface. Sev- 

 eral posts were found in the process, but they could not be defuiitely 

 related to either floor or wall line. The resulting pattern suggests 

 a fragment of a rectangular structure with a rounded corner. The 

 floor level at 1.5 feet is approximately the same depth as the putative 

 posthole level observed in the central portion of the trench. Unfor- 

 tunately, no additional structural details were observed, and artifacts 

 were limited to several small, plain body sherds. 



Features 25 and H. — Test pit 14 was situated in the north-central 

 part of the village enclosure. When a patch of carbon staining was 

 found at 0.5 foot below surface, the excavation was expanded to in- 

 clude an area of approximately 13.0 by 15.0 feet and labeled as Feature 

 25 (pi. 43, &) . Additional irregularly shaped, dark, mottled areas, to- 

 gether with areas of fire-reddened earth, were found just beneath the 

 sod line. One of these contained the remains of a charred log. Four 

 large unworked stones were found in the center of the area, but they 

 had no apparent arrangement. An unidentifiable bone fragment, a 

 piece of glass, and some sherds were the only specimens recovered. All 

 came from near the surface of zone 1. The only rim found falls into 

 the Riggs Punctate category. 



No structural elements, such as post molds, were observed, and the 

 area had obviously been disturbed by ranch activity, but Madison and 

 Caldwell do not discount the possibility that the fill represents roof 

 dirt, overlying a more deeply buried earth-lodge floor. 



Features 39 and 12. — Test pit 12 was intended to sample a shallow 

 depression located near the east edge of the site. The initial test was 

 enlarged to an area 27.0 by 30.0 feet (Feature 39) following the dis- 

 covery of three post molds and fragments of animal bone. The entire 

 excavation unit was stripped to an average depth of 0.8 foot (pi. 

 44, a). Twenty-one additional post molds and postholes were found, 

 occurring from just below surface to a depth of 1.0 foot (fig. 56). 

 They ranged in depth from 0.10 to 2.5 feet and in" diameter from 0.13 

 to 0.72 foot. More than one-half contained wood or charcoal. In one 

 instance a fragment of milled timber was found ; several other posts 

 may also be of a recent date. 



