The Project

The Team

Our Work

Activities

Results

 

Storage Cists?

Penny and Lynn ExcavatingMichelle's site offered one of the most intriguing opportunities for PIT volunteers. Michelle's crew found a series of flat bedrock slabs at the north end of their pit which turned into upright slabs at the western end of the trench. As the group moved further west, they found that the bedrock slabs ended abruptly, which may indicate the existence of some type of structure at the site. What puzzled Michelle was that the feature was elongated rather than round, which is a different shape than a traditional pit house.

 

The CistAt the south end of the trench, the crew found a deep cist, which may have been used for storage. If there was indeed a structure at this site, Michelle believed it would have been placed just outside of this area. Because of this possibility, the crew continued to look for a floor in the site--going inside the rock alignment. Cultural debris, such as debitage and bone, were located throughout the site.

 

 

Terry Looking at our Site

Michelle's Crew

Michelle's Crew

Penny, Michelle, Barbara, Lynn, Mark

Select a link below to see each crew and what they found.