NO Profile drawing is available for Site FLK I. Refer to the profile for Site FLK NN for a general correspondence - particularly with the Clay Stratum that contained the A. boisei occupation floor. Although covered with a significant amount of overburden, the most interesting and only really significant culture bearing deposit is the green clay stratum, which corresponds to the same level at Site FLK NN. This level consisted of a grey-green silty clay about 1 foot thick. The upper surface was slightly uneven, and its condition suggested that it had been slightly weathered into a surface soil for a brief period prior to being buried. All artifacts and bone were recovered from the surface of this clay and not within it. There was a small channel cut through the clay at the time of the occupation, suggesting that this may have been a stream-side campsite for A. boisei. In all regards, this site is very similar stratigraphically to Site FLK NN Level 3. There was a noticeable concentration of debitage, light-duty tools, and small bone fragments covering a 21x15 foot area southeast of the spot where the skull was found. All bone found was heavily fractured, suggesting that it had been either smashed for the marrow by hominids, and/or chewed by other non-human scavengers. If this was indeed a campsite, the latter is not likely.
Profile Drawings - FLK I Site Model