Table 2 (Electronic Supplementary Material—ESM): Description of the Sub–Surface Pits and Cooking Features That Were Sampled

Site / Ftr. # / Type / Size (in cm;
L x W) / Depth (cm) / Description / Context
124 Bx / 7 / Earth Oven / 100 x 90 / 20 / Large basin shaped pit filled with lenses of charcoal and fire–cracked rock. Basal limit has 2–3 cm lens of red oxidized soil. / Found on a terrace fronting a temple
124M / 9 / Amorphous Pit / > 50 x 18 / 14 / Shallow pit feature. Eastern limit is bounded by rocks. Interior has scattered charcoal.
124–T–G–AR / 5 / Pit / > 70 x 65 / 23 / Pit with steeply sloping sides. Interior has limited charcoal. / Terrace with lithic activity area
124Z / 2 / Amorphous Fire Feature / 77 x 66 / 19 / Shallow amorphous pit filled with charcoal and infrequent fire–cracked rock. Basal layer lacks lens of oxidized soil. / Exterior to a temple and a council meeting platform
324 / 6 / Earth Oven / 180 x 70 / 30 / Very large basin shaped pit. Interior has dense charcoal and ash, frequent earth oven stones, and fire cracked rock. Basal limit has a 2–3 cm lens of red oxidized soil. / Found on the upper terrace, in association with pits, oven rake out
290 / 12 / Hearth / 100 x 34 / 32 / Grill–like hearth feature. Basalt deposit has lens of small vesicular basalt pebbles mixed with charcoal. Underlying this is a thin lens of red oxidized soil. Upper limit of features is outlined by stones. / Exterior to rectangular house
294 / 11 / Pit / > 32 x 24 / 18 / Pit with a basal boundary partially lined with rock. Scattered charcoal and other debris in the interior.
322 E / 1 / Earth Oven / 100 x 80 / 30 / Large basin shaped pit filled with dense charcoal, earth oven stones, and fire cracked rock. Basal deposit has a 2 cm thick lens of red oxidized soil. / House Interior
324 / 6 / Earth Oven / 180 x 70 / 30 / Very large basin shaped pit. Interior has dense charcoal and ash, frequent earth oven stones, and fire cracked rock. Basal limit has a 2–3 cm lens of red oxidized soil. / Found on the upper terrace, in association with pits, oven rake out
326H / 6 / Cooking Feature/Fire Feature / > 33 x 14 / 32 / Steeply sided pit. Interior has frequent charcoal, cooking stones, and some fire–cracked rock. Basal deposit has thin lens of red oxidized soil.
326 H / 14 / Cooking Feature/Fire Feature / >52 x 22 / ? / Pit with charcoal concentration in interior, lacks red oxidized soil at the basal limit

Note: > refers to features that were not fully excavated where we report the excavated dimensions which do not equate with maximum dimensions.