ABSTRACT
Area 9N EUs In N2075/1810E, under a thin layer of disturbed overburden which was removed as Level A, a shallow midden about 15 cm thick was excavated as Levels B and B2, by Mark Swanson and Margaret and Phil Caesar (Figure 1.20). The midden consisted of a moderately dense deposit of cultural material, including ceramic sherds and lithic tools, in dark brown clay loam. Charcoal recovered from Level B2 returned 2-sigma date ranges of between cal. AD 415 and cal. AD 630 (Beta 65472). Both Wing (Chapter 4) and Lundberg (Chapter 5) observed characteristics of the material that questioned its integrity as a homogeneous deposit, and the date may apply only to a selected portion of the midden.
