Table 2 (Electronic Supplementary Material—ESM): Description of the Sub–Surface Pits and Cooking Features That Were Sampled
Site
Ftr.
#
124 Bx
7
124M
124–T–
G–AR
Type
Size (in
cm;
L x W)
100 x 90
9
Earth Oven
Amorphous
Pit
5
Pit
> 70 x 65
124Z
2
Amorphous
Fire Feature 77 x 66
324
6
Earth Oven
180 x 70
290
12
Hearth
100 x 34
294
11
Pit
> 32 x 24
322 E
1
Earth Oven
100 x 80
324
326H
6
6
Earth Oven
Cooking
180 x 70
> 33 x 14
> 50 x 18
Depth
(cm)
Description
Large basin shaped pit filled with lenses of
charcoal and fire–cracked rock. Basal limit has 2–3
20
cm lens of red oxidized soil.
Shallow pit feature. Eastern limit is bounded by
14
rocks. Interior has scattered charcoal.
Pit with steeply sloping sides. Interior has limited
23
charcoal.
Shallow amorphous pit filled with charcoal and
infrequent fire–cracked rock. Basal layer lacks lens
19
of oxidized soil.
Very large basin shaped pit. Interior has dense
charcoal and ash, frequent earth oven stones, and
fire cracked rock. Basal limit has a 2–3 cm lens of
30
red oxidized soil.
Grill–like hearth feature. Basalt deposit has lens of
small vesicular basalt pebbles mixed with charcoal.
Underlying this is a thin lens of red oxidized soil.
32
Upper limit of features is outlined by stones.
Pit with a basal boundary partially lined with rock.
18
Scattered charcoal and other debris in the interior.
Large basin shaped pit filled with dense charcoal,
earth oven stones, and fire cracked rock. Basal
30
deposit has a 2 cm thick lens of red oxidized soil.
Very large basin shaped pit. Interior has dense
charcoal and ash, frequent earth oven stones, and
fire cracked rock. Basal limit has a 2–3 cm lens of
30
red oxidized soil.
32
Steeply sided pit. Interior has frequent charcoal,
Context
Found on a terrace
fronting a temple
Terrace with lithic
activity area
Exterior to a temple
and a council
meeting platform
Found on the upper
terrace, in association
with pits, oven rake
out
Exterior to
rectangular house
House Interior
Found on the upper
terrace, in association
with pits, oven rake
out
326 H
14
Feature/Fire
Feature
Cooking
Feature/Fire
Feature
>52 x 22
cooking stones, and some fire–cracked rock. Basal
deposit has thin lens of red oxidized soil.
?
Pit with charcoal concentration in interior, lacks
red oxidized soil at the basal limit
Note: > refers to features that were not fully excavated where we report the excavated dimensions which do not equate with
maximum dimensions.