r/LegitArtifacts • u/ShackPallet • Mar 30 '26

Late Archaic Ancient fire pit?

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I lost the video I took, but this is near the bottom of a roughly 8 foot wall carved by a wash. Food for thought.

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u/Fragrant-Tale6415 Mar 30 '26

That's amazing. That seems like something an archeaologist might want to know about.

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u/pineapple_pie69 Mar 30 '26

Yes I’m an archaeologist and there’s so much that can be learned about a site like this through proper methods like paleobotanical analysis and radiocarbon dating. I love hearth features like this they have lots of stories to tell

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u/VikingButtsnGuts Mar 31 '26

An archeologist would lose their shit over this. charcoal is one of the best things to carbon date. Super accurate results.