Riv. BAS. Sur. 
De ie ee LOVEWELL RESERVOIR—NEWMAN 277 
Material recovered from the cache, Feature 15, consisted of 19 pot- 
sherds, bits of shell, 23 stone scrapers, 2 flint knives, flakes, 4 bison 
scapulae, decayed wood, and charred vegetal matter. 
The northwesterly cache was designated Feature 15B. The top 
of the feature showed up plainly 33 inches from the surface. It was 
cored and measurements were taken. 
Top diameter: 4 feet 8 inches north to south 
4 feet east to west 
Bottom diameter : 4 feet 8 inches north to south 
4 feet 10 inches east to west 
Depth: 2 feet 
The floor of the cache was flat. The walls were slightly convex, 
slanting inward toward the top at about a 10° angle. There was a 
rather gentle angle at the juncture of the walls and the floor. 
The pit contained 18 potsherds, a cache of about 300 stone flakes, 
2 scrapers, 4 bison scapulae, bone fragments, and a poorly preserved 
section of a wooden log. 
Test pit 6 was located directly on top of the ridge. Several frag- 
ments of burned bone and two pieces of worked flint were located 
about 12 inches below the surface. Two small unidentifiable burned 
areas were also investigated. This square was excavated to a depth 
of 5 feet to check the possibility of a deeper cultural layer. Nothing 
of archeological significance was located below the 12-inch level except 
a single potsherd at 33 inches depth. Rodent disturbance in the area 
of the sherd explained its unusual provenience. 
Test pit 7 was excavated to investigate a small concentration of 
burned limestone on the surface. The soil was removed in 6-inch 
levels, and a few specimens were encountered above a depth of 9.5 
inches. At this depth a dark, circular soil discoloration was observed 
which contained burned earth, flint chips, and charcoal specks (pl. 
48, 6). The feature, No. 9, was cross sectioned and then cored. It 
appeared to be a small temporary firepit, constructed with no more 
preparation than to dig a basin-shaped hole. The pit measured 12 
inches in diameter and had a maximum depth of 7 inches. The fill 
contained two flint chips, a bone fragment, burned earth, and bits of 
charcoal. The entire square was later excavated down to 30 inches 
below the surface. A few pieces of chipped flint and a potsherd were 
located in the soil above the 18-inch level. Below this, nothing was 
encountered. 
Test pit 9 was located far to the western extremity of the site. 
Burned limestone, potsherds, and flint chips were recovered from the 
plow zone. Directly below the disturbed earth, a circular outline 
of dark soil appeared, surrounded by the sterile yellowish-brown clay. 
