#garbage pit

This 500-year-old Oneota garbage pit represents a time capsule in which material was dumped within a brief period, perhaps as short as a week.  The pit might have been dug initially to store food crops but once the food was removed, it was reused to dispose of village refuse. The pit contains broken pottery, flakes, a turtle shell, mussel shells and other artifacts. A volunteer is excavating one level of the feature, using trowels, picks, brushes, and bagging samples of soil for flotation.  The garbage pit was excavated in the early 1990s from a site in the La Crosse area.

Despite all my rage, I am still having my labor exploited for a meager wage. Good Morning!!!

This 500 year old Oneota garbage pit represents a time capsule in which all of the materials were dumped within a short period, perhaps as short as one week. The pit contains broken pottery, flakes, a turtle shell, mussel shells and other artifacts. A volunteer is excavating one level of the feature, using trowels, picks, brushes, and bagging samples of soil for flotation.  The garbage pit was excavated in the early 1990s from a site in the La Crosse area.

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Angry Samoans - Garbage Pit