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The oldest feature at the site, found at a depth of about 110 centimetres (3.6 ft), was a cluster of bone fragments, along with burned seeds and some charcoal, which was radiocarbon dated to about 6000 BCE. The bone fragments unable to be identified in detail due to the high water table during
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