Activity Areas
A total of 34 activity areas were
located on 17 of the Navajo sites.
Features in these activity areas were
associated primarily with food pro-
cessing and secondarily with food
storage. Such features included bell-
shaped pits, roasting pits, hearths
and fire-cracked rock concentrations.
located on 17 of the Navajo sites.
Features in these activity areas were
associated primarily with food pro-
cessing and secondarily with food
storage. Such features included bell-
shaped pits, roasting pits, hearths
and fire-cracked rock concentrations.
Photograph of bell-shaped storage pit
Three large, deep, irregularly cylindrical pits were found on one
site, LA80321. These pits were very similar, each being over 2
meters deep with a tendency to narrow towards the base. Two
contained the remnants of posts or post sockets set into their side
walls about 3/4 of the way down into the features; these are
assumed to have been used for access into the pits.
site, LA80321. These pits were very similar, each being over 2
meters deep with a tendency to narrow towards the base. Two
contained the remnants of posts or post sockets set into their side
walls about 3/4 of the way down into the features; these are
assumed to have been used for access into the pits.
This type of feature is unusual, and has not apparently been found
on other Navajo sites. Furthermore, the near-cutting dendro-
chronological date of 1760 (obtained from one of these features)
indicates that this portion of LA80321 post-dates all other known
Navajo sites in the area. These features may represent a special-
ized activity associated with the post-1760's occupation of the area.
on other Navajo sites. Furthermore, the near-cutting dendro-
chronological date of 1760 (obtained from one of these features)
indicates that this portion of LA80321 post-dates all other known
Navajo sites in the area. These features may represent a special-
ized activity associated with the post-1760's occupation of the area.
