Tikchik village: a nineteenth century riverine community in ... - Cluster

VANSTONE: TIKCHIK VILLAGE 247Fig. 12. House 7.At least one corner appears to have been cribbed in the same manneras previously described for house 4. One side bench continued to thefront wall, while the other ended just beyond the south corner allowingfor a continuation of the center floor in this area. There provedto be a second occupation surface about 5 cm. below the top one onboth side benches and the center floor. Gravel and sand had beenthrown in upon the first floor to provide a new and clean surface.The benches were further characterized by horizontal retaining planksalong their outer edges.The tunnel which led to the entryroom extended into the mainchamber about 60 cm. It was very deep and had six horizontal logson each side but otherwise was not distinctive. The entryroom wasthe largest of any on the site, was the best preserved, and had a num-