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Locality: 12 km west of Brandon along the north side of Assiniboine River, Manitoba
Map sheet: 62 F/16

Significance: Woodland, Blackduck; Sylvicole
Context: Area F (1982), Unit 125
Associated taxa: Mammalia 2341: Artiodactyla 21, Bison bison 2016, Ursus sp 1, Taxidea taxus 1, Mephitis mephitis 5, Lynx sp 1, Thomomys talpoides 5, Castor canadensis 38, Canidae 30, Lepus sp 21, Procyon lotor 3, Ondatra zibethicus 2, Mustela vison 2, Mustela erminea 5, Marmota monax 1, Spermophilus franklini 3, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus 1, Blarina brevicauda 1; Aves 9: Buteo jamaicensis 1; Pisces 148; Mollusca: Unionidae 51

Additional information: The faunal list is taken from Hamilton et al. (1981: Table 17).
Comments: DlMa-1, Stott: Tisdale (1978: 41) notes: "Cultural materials recovered from Grand Valley Provincial Park in 1977 are more varied than was expected. Data from previous excavations suggested a homogeneous early Late Woodland assemblage. Though a series of Blackduck occupations was suspected, cultural strata have not yet been successfully distinguished within the Stott farm area." GX-5140 was associated with many flakes, smashed bones, cord-roughened body sherds, possibly contaminated by a capping of landscaping fill. GX-5141 was from a hearth with ash extending to Level 7 and most bone and all lithics and ceramics in Levels 4-7; therefore it provides a minimum age on the feature. The date from GX-5143 suggests Late Archaic, but no Archaic diagnostics were found. GX-5174 and GX-5175 were associated with cord-roughened and other sherds, butchered bone, one flake. GX-5176 was associated with cord-roughened body sherds, a simple dentate decorated neck sherd, a chert biface, flakes, and large butchered bones. GX-5177 pre-dates Blackduck pottery found in overlying levels. S-2320 is presented as an Archaic date, but no such diagnostics were found; the sample was associated with pottery.

Canada / MB / DlMa-1 (Stott) / S-2318