The Aleut Corporation to begin excavation and documentation. The cave itself is a result of natural fissures in volcanic rock going 48 meters into the hillside and measuring about five meters wide. The entire cave was mapped using a two-meter grid with bird, mammal, and fish bones collected and tagged. Human burials were photographed and drawn and either left in or returned to their original areas. Human remains that were found represented three individuals that consisted of an elderly person, juvenile to young adult, and a very young child. The elderly individual had very worn teeth, suffered from arthritis, and the skull, mandible, pelvis, and most bones of legs and arms were absent. There are three explanations for these missing bones the first that states that this area could have been a secondary burial site. The second states that animal disturbance could be the reasoning for the missing bones and the third speaks of human disturbance. The young adult was aged to be under 19 years of age, the teeth did not have much wear and the young child was aged to be between three and four years old. There were also other human remains found that were not associated with either three of the burials. It is apparent that the front of the cave was used continuously for a resting area when traveling and hunting and the rear is a burial site. The only cultural artifact associated with the burials found was a small piece of red ochre. All the other artifacts were associated with the sleeping and sitting areas of the cave. These artifacts included a net sinker that is a fishing tool commonly found on Aleutian sites, a barbed harpoon point, and four spoons made of cormorant breastbone. Other artifacts that were associated with post Russian contact and military debris were also found and collected. Soil samples that were collected and tested showed the presence of roundworm and tapeworm eggs. These parasites are usually transmitted to humans through sea lion flesh. Along with parasitic remains there was 127 bones identified as non-human. Most of the bones found were Arctic foxes (73) and 36 were sea lions and harbor seals. There were 1,061 bird remains found that consisted of 16 species. There were 58 fish remains found with 79% of this number being Pacific cod. Notes and references Sources Bahn & Renfrew, Colin & Paul. 2012 Archaeology: Theories,