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Transitional Period - 1400 BC The early Transitional occupations occurred just below the late Transitional, extending to depths of 1.7 m (5.6 ft) below the present ground surface. Over 3200 artifacts and 26 features were found.
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Also
recovered were two disks, about the size of a quarter. The disks were
made of steatite, or soapstone, a very soft stone that originates in southeastern
Pennsylvania and Maryland.
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| Features included this shallow fire pit with charcoal, reddened soils, and a few pieces of fire-cracked rock. | ||