Smudge pit

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Provider: Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Date created: 1998–2003
Location: North Carolina
License: This photograph copyright ©1998. All Rights Reserved
Source: Original image housed by Research Laboratories of Archaeology

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Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer: Republished with permission from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, the Archaeology Primer uses photographs of the excavations at Occaneechi Town to introduce fundamental concepts of archaeology. The primer provides an introduction to the methods of archaeology and to some common types of artifacts, and prepares students to participate in an electronic archaeological dig. (Page 18)

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Photograph of a smudge pit, a common archaeological feature found at Occaneechi Town.

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Photograph of a smudge pit, a common archaeological feature found at Occaneechi Town. Smudge pits are small, shallow pits filled with charred corncobs or other plant matter. Such pits are thought to have been used in smoking (or smudging) hides.

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