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Excavations in center of shelter in October, 1963. Photo probably taken by Dave Dibble.
Overview of central area of shelter looking grid southeast near the end of the excavations in late February, 1964. Elton Prewitt is using alidade to take final (?) elevations of one of the deep excavation units. Photo probably taken by Dave Dibble.
E. Mott Davis examines Bone Bed 2 near rear of shelter at south end. The shaded excavation wall towards which he looks is along N30. The exposed bones to his left at head level are part of Bone Bed 3 where the burning stops short of the shelter wall. The
View of excavation wall profile (see Profile 3) along N50. Crew member Carlos Guerro points to Bone Bed 3. Photo probably taken by Dave Dibble on February 19, 1964, from atop the large roof block overlooking the main excavations.
Overview of excavations in progress looking grid southeast from slope of roof block in center of shelter. Photo taken by E. Mott Davis in December, 1963.
Overhead view of Bone Bed 2 excavations in progress. Photo taken by E. Mott Davis in December, 1963, from atop large roof block overlooking main excavations.
View of excavation wall profile (see Profile 3) along N50. Crew member Carlos Guerro points to Bone Bed 3. Photo probably taken by Dave Dibble on February 19, 1964.
Overview of excavations in progress looking grid north from south end of shelter. Dave Dibble is at right at plane table. Photo taken by E. Mott Davis in December, 1963, from atop large roof block.
Curtis Tunnel (at plane table) and Elton Prewitt (seated) use red weather balloon to plot height of shelter ceiling. View due grid north along W30 of northernmost excavation block in central area of shelter. Photo taken on February 20, 1964, probably by
View from south end of shelter looking grid northeast showing work in progress. Photo probably taken in late 1963 by Dave Dibble.

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