The Hoko River Rockshelter site (45-CA-21) contains over 1,000 identified strata which have been divided vertically into eight stratigraphically and temporally distinct sets of deposits or "states". This study focuses on spatial organization of State 8--the upper 0.30 - 0.35 m of this shellmidden. State 8 marks the period {ca. 210-100 B.P.) during which this temporary fishing camp was last used. Numerous stratigraphic layers are contained within State 8, but they were deposited by processes similar enough to be considered one major unit. A soil auger with a 10 cm diameter bit was used to collect samples at arbi-trary 0.10 m vertical levels to a total depth of 0.30 m within the deposits assigned to State 8. Augering proved to be a reliable method for collecting data on spatial organization, but the value of some inferences drawn from these data was limited by the complex stratigraphy at the site.
Kevin Joseph Peter (Wed,) studied this question.
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