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Canada / NB / BhDr-1 (McAleenan) / GSC-1313
- Lab number
- GSC-1313
- Field number
- CMC- 366
- Material dated
- charcoal; charbon de bois
- Locality
- on the property of Mrs. H. McAleenan at the north end of Digdeguash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Map sheet
- 21 G/02
- Submitter
- D. Sanger
- Date submitted
- July 5, 0097
- Measured Age
- 680 ± 160
- Normalized Age
- 680 ± 160
- δ13C (per mil)
- -25.0
- Significance
- Late Prehistoric; Préhistorique récent
- Context
- 15x10 cm area, N12/W11.5, 25 cm depth, surrounded by burned fish bones
- Associated taxa
- Mammalia: Marmota monax, Castor canadensis, Ondatra zibethicus, Alces alces, Rangifer tarandus, Phoca vitulina, Lutra canadensis, Canidae, Cetacea; Aves, Gavia stellata, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta perspicillata, Mergus serrator; Pisces (unid.); Mollusca
- Comments
- BhDr-1, McAleenan: This is a small, shallow shell midden, apparently a single component. Associated materials include slender corner-notched and corner-removed points, small end scrapers, cord-wrapped stick-decorated pottery, and excellent faunal preservation. Sanger finds the radiocarbon dates satisfactory in that they suggest that marine shells can be used with confidence for dating in the area.