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<br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />Table 2 Summary of results from Test Pit 2 (179N 201 E) <br />Depth <br />(cmbs) <br />EuroAmerican artifacts Aboriginal artifacts (may be <br />of EuroAmerican origin) <br />Comments <br />0-10 I button (plastic), 10 <br />ceramic, 1 nail, 1 metal <br />frag., 1 glass 2 debitage, 2 biface frag. charcoal flecking; rodent disturbance <br />noted throughout all levels <br />10-20 1 bone 5 debitage, I mano some charcoal flecking <br />20-30 I bone 3 debitage <br />30-40 no artifacts <br />40-50 no artifacts . <br />50-60 no artifacts <br />Test Pit 3 (232N 213E) <br />Test Pit 3 was located in the northeastern-most part of the site and near the edge of the terrace <br />on which the site is located. To the north, the terrace riser separates the tread from the Purgatoire <br />River valley floor below. To the east, the terrace Itas been excavated for gravel extraction. The test <br />pit was located next to SP #N23, from which an aboriginal ceramic sherd was recovered from <br />shallow depth (<20 cmbs). SP #N20, to the south, produced debitage from four different levels, <br />extending possibly as deep as 67 cmbs. <br />Test Pit 3 was excavated to 80 cmbs. Most of the cultural materials, including all of the <br />historic artifacts, were confined to the top 30 cm (Table 3). Rodent disturbance is much less <br />common in this test pit than in most of the others. Sparse alluvial gravels and cobbles were noted <br />in most levels. Heat altered rock.vas recovered from four levels, but was most common in the 0-10 <br />cmbs level. The natural stratigraphy is relatively unifomt and does not show the typical disturbance <br />from the historic occupation seen in the upper levels of the other test pits. <br />' Test Pit 4 (216N 193E <br />' Test Pit 4 was placed at AP # 18. Auger Probe 18, though producing only glass fragments, <br />did exhibit a slightly stained stratum at about 25-30 cmbs. The origin of this stain was unclear; it <br />was not possible to tell if it was a buried A horizon, or some other organically or cultural stained <br />' stratum. <br />Test Pit 4 was excavated to 50 cmbs, well below the level of the staining in AP # 18. Artifact <br />' recovery from the test pit was meager, limited to historic materials, and confined to the top 20 cm <br />. of excavation (Table 4). The staining observed in the shovel probe was noted in the test pit, forn~ing <br />a thin, discontinuous horizon along one wall, and containing fine charcoal fragments and charcoal <br />' staining. The origin of the charcoal staining is probably associated with the historic occupation of <br /> <br />