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Archaeological Analyst Allison Mueller describes American Stoneware found at Site 6. This stoneware stored food similar to how we use Tupperware today. Tea archaeology team found most of it in the northern cabin, suggesting that folks who lived there expected to be tied to their cabin long enough to store food.