Place: Ar/Ge.T31.48

This locus is the area west of the LBA floor. The matrix in Locus 48 is a medium brown sandy clay loam with moderate gravel inclusions. Along the eastern edge of the locus, there was again the light brown matrix. It became apparent as we continued down in the locus that the light brown matrix is under the medium brown matrix, but at a steeper angle than I previously realized. Thus Locus 47 and Locus 48 are the same matrix.

There is a small, irregular pit in the NE corner of the locus, the top of which is at 2283.68 masl and the bottom of which is at 2283.58 masl. The pit measures 30 cm x 20 cm. Given the irregular shape of the pit, its small size, and the high level of gravel inclusions (and their large size), it seems likely that this was actually the remnant of a completely eroded rock. We found a very large groundstone (Ar/Ge.T31.48.L.01) in the southern end of the locus at 2283.64 masl. Underneath this groundstone, we found a large number of sherds. We found another groundstone (Ar/Ge.T31.48.L.02) near the center of the locus, at 2283.66 masl. In the SW corner of the locus, we found a piece of groundstone (Ar/Ge.T31.48.L.03) at 2283.58 masl.