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Figure 5. Paradise Ranch Knoll earth oven, excavation plan map.
absence of the FAR matrix, due to strata consistency and color, which indicated the near-surface spatial
extents of the feature.
Subsequent to the establishment of the size of the earth oven, the internal composition of the
exposed (but intact) central rock feature was examined in order to recover data regarding the age of the
site. Unit 3 was bisected on an east-west axis into Unit 3A and Unit 3B to the north and south,
respectively. Unit 3A was left intact, and Unit 3B was dismantled to establish a profile (Figure 6).
RESULTS
Stratigraphy
As a discrete earth oven feature (aside from mechanical impacts), differences in sediment
consistency and color were distinct. The basal stratum is composed of highly concreted pebble material of
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