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Lab number
GX-2054
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
on the lowest terrace of Trout Creek, a small second-order tributary of Oldman River, flowing east from the Porcupine Hills, near Claresholm, Alberta
Map sheet
82 H/13
Submitter
W.J. Byrne
Date submitted
February 15, 0098
Measured Age
105 ± 90
Normalized Age
105 ± 90
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
Woodland, Old Women's; Sylvicole
Stratigraphic component
Level 1
Context
level 1
Comments
DlPk-2, Morkin: This is a buried multicomponent campsite with poorly defined stratigraphic layers that were difficult to follow during excavation. The sequence had also been disturbed by construction of numerous aboriginal prepared hearths and refuse pits. Byrne struggled to define five levels with named cultural affiliations, as illustrated by the frequencies of projectile point types (see Byrne, 1973: Table 4). Despite the stratigraphic problems, the radiocarbon dates reflect a reasonably coherent sequence if GX-2058 is ignored.

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