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hwrh wmrer months. espcially if one had to lie on a bag of smw. A mld and dampclay
floor would bc much less appwling.
To address the question of when these alterations to tk flmrplan would have acsumd.
rhe crucial dating evidence for the entire houw should bc considered. Toban'o piper
made by Pamsaphenr wrdLlveliin Evam were found an both earthen floors and in the
heanh mr. Their discovery points to aclor tcmporalconneetion fa all h e depitr.
Ceramic crass mends dm links lhsw depmitr together.
In summvizlng the urehitcerurd evidence fmm Renews. it is psrhqr ufc ro ray that the
house war built in a tnditional style. bur with wed innovatiow necessary to adapt to
living m Newfoundlmd. The rim, flow plan and nwring materid appear to haw
conformed with to swctvrer of the psriodand swn a rub-flwrdninnge system was
probably not kyond the ability of the mupsntr. The u nwd features uncovered !"side
the hmse and within ge how eollap pomt tosrsiuivity a d adaptability. If thatching
muterid were not available in n-rcqquanritia, so& wers eppnntly used to cover
the roof. When flmding intempted lhs role row of heat in tk hsanh area, the fire was
relocated la a mom recure - The archseologied evidence dm bin11 fbt at lest a
ponlan of the heanh am was covered wlrh a wmden floor. Taken individually, each of
these unusual feaouss atttss torbcmupuU abili ro adapt to wha was likely rrious
flooding problem. When tky nrs oboewed mUeetivcly, the dtnationr w ly illuruare