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FEATURE 39 



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Figure 57. — Feature 39, plan. 



A circular firepit filled with compact white ash was fomid slightly 

 below the surface. Just to the east was an irregular area of reddish 

 earth, mottled with carbon stains and charcoal fragments. The out- 

 lines of charred maize cobs were also visible. 



Artifacts were found to the north and west of the firepit. Eight 

 rim sherds of the type Riggs Punctate were present in the 0.0 to 1.0 

 foot interval (zone 2) . In addition, a knife of Bijou Hills Quartzite, 

 an end scraper, irregular flake scrapers, four shaft smoothers, a split 

 metapodial flesher, a quill flattener, and a possible scapula hoe were 

 found in this zone in association with glass and other recent objects. 



Despite the obvious disturbance of Feature 39, it is possible that 

 the true floor level was not reached. The concentration of charcoal 

 and burned areas suggests roof fall or above-floor fill. Similarly, 

 the excavation may not have been enlarged enough to uncover the 

 entire post pattern. Posthole Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, oriented about the 

 firepit, suggest the four central roof supports of a circular earth 

 lodge (fig. 57). On the other hand, post molds can be selected to 



