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coal was mostly of grass or thatch. There were no other associations 

 and no evidence of burning. 



Feature No. 1%. — Ash pit. This pit was circular in form, 60 inches 

 in diameter and 5 inches deep. It was filled with ashes which were 

 also heaped up into an additional depth of 6 inches, making a total 

 of 11 inches. Walls of the pit sloped gradually to the center. This 

 pit was near stake 5.8, as shown in figure 49. 



Feature No. 13. — A post-mold pattern which indicated a structure 

 16 feet wide and 19 feet long was found. The post molds were so 

 numerous that the definition of the structure was rendered difficult. 

 The post-mold pattern is shown in plate 73, a. In the center of 

 the structure was a fireplace 18 inches in diameter and 8 inches 

 deep, with nearly vertical walls. This fireplace was filled with 

 ashes. When the ashes were removed an irregular pit 22 inches 

 deep was found just northwest of the fireplace. A 1 well-hardened 

 floor was found surrounding the fireplace. Several molds near this 

 area were 12 inches deep. Other post molds averaged from 6 to 8 

 inches in depth. A large hole in the northeast corner was filled with 

 ashes, and numerous holes partly filled with mussel and gastropod 

 shells were discovered. 



Feature No. H. — Inside of the structure, designated as Feature No. 

 15, was a fire pit. It was nearly square, 24 inches on the side, with 

 rounded corners, and 8 inches deep. 



Feature No. IS. — This was a rectangular pattern of post molds 

 25 feet wide and 27 feet long, as shown in plate 74, a. The floor 

 here was not well defined but evidently had been disturbed and 

 penetrated by the plow. A multiplicity of post molds made the 

 definition of the boundaries of the structure pattern difficult. 



Feature No. 16. — Near stake N-1.6 was a structure pattern, as 

 shown in plate 74, b. The preservation of this post-mold pattern 

 was very poor, as the floor had been cut by the plow. There was 

 a hard-burned sandy floor on heavy red clay. This floor had a 

 few isolated patches of burned split cane on it. No fireplace was 

 observed. The northwest corner was cut so deeply by the plow that 

 the post-mold pattern had been entirely removed. 



Feature No. 17. — This was a fireplace on the floor of Feature No. 

 18. It consisted, of three basins in an approximately straight row, 

 52 inches over all. The end basins were 14 and 16 inches, respectively, 

 in diameter, with depths of 3 inches and with sloping walls. The 

 center basin was 15 inches in diameter and 12 inches deep, with 

 straight vertical walls. 



Feature No. 18. — Was a post-mold pattern approximately 21 by 

 23 feet. The heavy red clay floor was nowhere preserved. It was 

 badly cut up by the plow and by numerous roots from nearby trees, 



