This collection details work by the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (Crow Canyon) during the Basketmaker Communities Project, a multi-faceted research and public education archaeological initiative undertaken by Crow Canyon from 2011 through 2017. The primary purpose of the Basketmaker Communities Project was to study the history and social organization of a large Basketmaker III period (A.D. 500–750) settlement in the central Mesa Verde region and to track the long-term impacts of that settlement on later populations.
This collection contains the final report for the project, key artifact data, and maps and photos from the sites investigated organized by site (as individual tDAR projects). Each site project contains photo and map log datasets that help find and select individual images or maps.
To read the final report and find project datasets please visit https://core.tdar.org/collection/70645
Site Name Keywords
Dillard Site •
5MT10647 •
Ridgeline Site •
5MT10711 •
Mueller Little House •
5MT10631 •
Switchback site •
5MT2032 •
Sagebrush House Site •
5MT10687
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Hearth •
Pit •
Post Hole / Post Mold
Other Keywords
Basketmaker Communities Project •
Project Report
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Archaeological Overview •
Research Design / Data Recovery Plan •
Remote Sensing •
Heritage Management
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Dating Sample •
Fauna •
Ground Stone •
Macrobotanical •
Mineral •
Pollen •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
Basketmaker III •
Pueblo II •
Pueblo I •
Pueblo III •
Basketmaker III Period
Geographic Keywords
Southwestern Colorado •
Southwestern US •
United States of America (Country) •
Colorado (State / Territory) •
Montezuma County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
USA (Country) •
Mesa Verde Region •
Cortez, Colorado •
Indian Camp Ranch
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 4,701-4,800 of 5,017)
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5MT2032, Photo #20535, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Example of ash layer on pitroom floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20536, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Final photo of Feature 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20537, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Pit room with storage pit (Feature 1) excavated. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20538, Field crew photo (2014)
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Caitlin Sommer clearing floor. Wing wall and artifacts exposed. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20540, Plan view, excavation in progress (2014)
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Roof collapse in northeast corner; floor exposed elsewhere. Note wingwall in southeast corner and probable deflector, as well as a broken pot. 10 cm above Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20541, Plan view, excavation in progress (2014)
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Roof collapse in northeast corner; floor exposed elsewhere. Note wingwall in southeast corner and probable deflector, as well as a broken pot. 10 cm above Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20542, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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South side of wing wall with broken jar to northwest, mano to the southwest, and plug in east wall. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20543, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Area south of probable deflector with large metate (PL 154) and sherds to its west. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20544, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Pottery and lithics on floor on north side of the probable deflector. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20545, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Large rock on the floor with wing wall to the east and broken pot to north of rock on floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20546, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Artifacts, architectural features, and hearth (to the northwest in photo). Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20548, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Assemblage south of possible deflector; metate and "green" sherds. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20549, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Assemblage south of possible wing wall: jar, groundstone, sherds. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20550, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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West half of excavation unit and floor assemblage. Hearth is in northwest corner. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20551, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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East half of excavation unit with floor assemblage. Note plug in southeast corner of excavation unit in profile wall. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20552, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Floor assemblage against burned floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20553, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Floor assemblage against burned floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20554, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Assemblage to the north of possible wing wall (on the east) and deflector (on the west). Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20555, Plan view, structure floor with assemblage (2014)
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Floor assemblage. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20556, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Plug in southeast wall, plaster, and assemblage south of possible wing wall. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20558, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of east wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Stone plug visible in southern end of profile.
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5MT2032, Photo #20559, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of west wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Note globs of adobe in the northwest corner near the hearth.
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5MT2032, Photo #20561, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of north wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Hearth in northwest corner.
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5MT2032, Photo #20562, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of south wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Note adobe, rocks, and burned beams in southeast corner.
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5MT2032, Photo #20563, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profiles of east and south walls as they meet in the southeast corner of the unit. Note sandstone plug in southeast corner. 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20564, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profiles of west and south walls as they meet in the southwest corner of the unit (south of the possible deflector). 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20565, Face view, architecture (2014)
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Upright slabs originating at sterile sediment in east wall of surface room. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20566, Face view, architecture (2014)
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Detail of decomposed thin sandstone slab on interior of slab-lined east wall. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20568, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Feature 4 before removal of sandstone disc/cover. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20569, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Oblique view of Feature 4 before removal of sandstone disc/cover. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20570, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Feature 4 before removal of sandstone disc/cover, also showing wing wall (Feature 5) and post (Feature 3). Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20571, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of Feature 4 cover stone. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20572, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of adobe around Feature 4 before removal of cover. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20573, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of top or roof covering over Feature 4 before removal of cover stone. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20575, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of base or lip under cover stone of Feature 4 before removal. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20576, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of top of Feature 4 opening before removal of cover stone. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20577, Plan view, excavation in progress (2014)
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Footer trench for upright slabs and exterior surface, east wall of Structure 113. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20579, Plan view, excavation in progress (2014)
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Footer trench for upright slabs and exterior surface, east wall of Structure 113. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20580, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Hearth 1 before excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20582, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Excavation in progress in Feature 4 (plug removed). Note adobe coping at the feature's entrance. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20584, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Excavation in progress in Feature 4. Photo shows groove in the adobe coping that the stone plug sat in. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20586, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Final excavation photo for Hearth 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20587, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Final excavation photo for Hearth 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20590, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Southeast corner of room with south 50cm of wall dismantled to show footer trench. Posthole and pit also visible. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20591, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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East wall of structure with posthole and pit feature. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20592, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Upright slab support trench. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20593, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Upright slab support trench with rock mounted into it. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20594, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Detail of storage pit, posthole, and exposed base of wall. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20595, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Final profile of Feature 4, showing opening of feature, adobe coping around opening, and upright slabs to north and south of opening. Note adobe covering slabs. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20596, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Final profile of Feature 4, closeup of fill (looks like roof fall). Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20598, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Final profile of Feature 4 showing opening with coping, adobe-covered upright slabs, and upright burned post to the north of the feature. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20599, Other (2014)
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Shaped circular slab used to plug Feature 4. Orange smudges are adobe which had been covering the slab. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20600, Other (2014)
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Closeup of adobe and shaping on circular slab used to plug Feature 4. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20601, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Upright post, likely a main support, in situ. A large upright slab stands to the west of the post and is connected to post with adobe and to Feature 4 to the south. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20602, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Closeup of upright post in situ, likely a main support. Note upright slab adjacent to post on the west side and adobe on slab. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20603, Plan view (2014)
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Pile of rock from the roofing material of the pitroom, 75 percent burned. Stratum 2, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20604, Plan view, before excavation (2014)
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Pre-excavation photo of possible Surface 2 area between Feature 1 and Feature 2. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20606, Face view, architecture (2014)
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North face of Feature 5, a single upright shaped slab that is likely part of a wing wall. Note adobe plaster on east side of slab. Posthole 3 is to the east of Feature 5. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20607, Face view, architecture (2014)
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South face of Feature 5, with Feature 3 visible to the east. Note adobe at the top of the rock on the eastern side. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20610, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Feature 6 before excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20611, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Feature 7 before excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20612, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Feature 6 after excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20613, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Feature 7 after excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20614, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Reddish-brown sterile Stratum 2, 1-x1-m unit 1420N 206E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20615, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of south wall, 1-x1-m unit 1420N 206E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20616, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final photo of Structure 110's floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20617, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final photo of Structure 110's floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20618, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final photo of Structure 110's floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20619, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final photo of Structure 110's floor. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20620, Other (2014)
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Large metate (PL 154) from Structure 110's floor. Metate was broken due to heat and pressure from roof fall and burning. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20621, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Photo shows possible feature before excavation. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20622, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final excavation photo of pitroom. Note upright slab walls. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20623, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final excavation photo of pitroom. Note upright slab walls. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20624, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final excavation photo of pitroom. Note upright slab walls. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20625, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final excavation photo of pitroom. Note upright slab walls. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20626, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Final excavation photo of pitroom. Note upright slab walls. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20627, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of south wall, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20628, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of south wall, 2-x2-m unit 1440N 201E. Cross-section of upright slab wall with the exterior of the pitroom to the left and the interior of the pitroom to the right.
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5MT2032, Photo #20629, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Profile of east face, Feature 8. Note charcoal and adobe in feature fill. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20630, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of north wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Note hearth in photo.
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5MT2032, Photo #20631, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of west half of north wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Note hearth and globs of adobe over hearth.
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5MT2032, Photo #20632, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of east half of north wall, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E. Note beams in roof fall (dark patches are just wet spots).
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5MT2032, Photo #20633, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Floor of Structure 110 with features. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20634, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Floor of Structure 110 with features. From southeast corner (left) to northwest corner (right): BNS 4, PNS 7, POS 3, OTH 5, POS 6, PNS 8, HAR 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20635, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Floor of Structure 110 with features. From southeast corner (left) to northwest corner (right): PNS 7, OTH 5, POS 6, DEF 2, PNS 8, HAR 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1436N 210E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20636, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Plan view showing sterile sediment and possible fill. Stratum 1, 1-x1-m unit 1431N 221E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20637, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of north wall, 1-x1-m unit 1431N 221E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20638, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Before excavation of a possible feature. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20640, Plan view, feature before excavation (2014)
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Before excavation of a possible feature. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20641, Field crew photo (2014)
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Group shot with Lab staff, Field staff, Education staff, and Jane Dillard.
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5MT2032, Photo #20642, Field crew photo (2014)
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Group shot with Lab staff, Field staff, Education staff, and Jane Dillard. L to R: Steve Copeland, Savannah Davenport, Caitlin Sommer, Dan Simplicio, Jane Dillard, Becca Simon, Laura Noldner, Kari Schleher, Shanna Diederichs.
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5MT2032, Photo #20643, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Showing Feature 1. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20644, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Showing top of Feature 1 and test window into sterile sediment. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20645, Plan view, final excavation photo (2014)
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Showing top of Feature 1 and test window into sterile sediment. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20646, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Profile of Feature 1, showing feature resting on fill. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20647, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of north wall, east half. 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20648, Profile view, stratigraphy (2014)
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Stratigraphic profile of north wall, west half. 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20649, Plan view, feature (2014)
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Feature 1, Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20651, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Rock face and base of Feature 1 resting in fill on Surface 1. 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.
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5MT2032, Photo #20652, Profile view, feature (2014)
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Profile of Feature 1 in north wall of unit. Surface 1, 2-x2-m unit 1429N 222E.