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Lab number
RL-1544
Material dated
Shell
Taxa dated
Mercenaria mercenaria (hard clam)
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Washington, Block Island
Submitter
D.J. Bernstein
Date uploaded
January 18, 2024
Updater
Wyoming Team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Measured Age
2720 ± 120
Significance
Late Archaic; Archaïque supérieur
Context
S47/W13, midden; Terminal Archaic occupation demonstrating diversification of the subsistence base and the first use of shellfish at the site
Additional information
Radiometric

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