Archaeologists at work on the deeper, Late Archaic occupations
Continue
the tour 
Late Archaic - 3400 BC
A series of short-term Late Archaic occupations was distributed within a 50 cm (20") thick stratum that was 3.4 m (11.2 ft) below the present ground surface. In total, over 2400 artifacts and 23 features were found.
A pit with charcoal and fire-cracked rock was probably used for cooking or heating rocks to be placed in bags or pots of water for boiling.
When a feature is first discovered it appears as a dark brown stain, sometimes with charcoal or reddened soils. Archaeologists scrape the soil surface with a brick-layer's trowel to define the feature boundaries.
