Base camp

A site occupied by several families or more on either a year round or a seasonal basis. Identified archaeologically by primary and secondary tools and other artifacts, as well as floral and faunal remains from subsistence activities. Characterized by extensive scatters and quantities of debris such as potsherds, fire-cracked rock, whole and broken flaked stone tools, chipping waste, charred bone, milling tools, house structures, hearths, rock rings, and sometimes rock art or burials.