. Bulletin. Ethnology. 194 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 179. Figure 28.—House pit 14, site 35-UM-17. eter and less clearly defined. As usual, it was recognized by a thin dark stain of charcoal. Below the earlier floor the soil was sterile. House pit 15 was nearly circular and about 14 feet in diameter. The occupation level, or floor of the house, was found below the sur- face, and was in nearly every respect similar to house pit 14. Below the floor of the house only sterile soil was found, so that it is believed that there was a single period of occupancy. Tests in houses 1, 9, and 18 f
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 194 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 179. Figure 28.—House pit 14, site 35-UM-17. eter and less clearly defined. As usual, it was recognized by a thin dark stain of charcoal. Below the earlier floor the soil was sterile. House pit 15 was nearly circular and about 14 feet in diameter. The occupation level, or floor of the house, was found below the sur- face, and was in nearly every respect similar to house pit 14. Below the floor of the house only sterile soil was found, so that it is believed that there was a single period of occupancy. Tests in houses 1, 9, and 18 failed to discover a living level, and excavation was discontinued. These three structures failed to pro- duce any diagnostic artifacts. Only an occasional flake or spall. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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