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Lab number
I-12061
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
Thames drainage, Longwoods Road Conservation Area, Caradoc Township, Middlesex County, Ontario
Map sheet
40 I/14
Submitter
R. Williamson
Date submitted
February 28, 0097
Normalized Age
850 ± 80
Significance
Late Woodland, Glen Meyer; Sylvicole supérieur
Context
Feature 102
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Lepus americanus, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sciurus carolinensis, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Castor canadensis, Ondatra zibethicus, Canidae, Procyon lotor, Odocoileus sp; Aves, Dendragapus canadensis, Meleagris gallopavo; Reptilia, Testudines; Pisces, Ictalurus sp; cultigen: Zea mays, Nicotiana rustica; Flora
Additional information
This date is given as 880 +/- 80 BP in Williamson, 1985
Comments
AfHi-20, Kelly: This Glen Meyer hamlet covers <0.5 ha, with one house and a palisade. It would appear to have been occupied in the summer to fall and to have functioned as a centre for nut-harvesting, deer processing, and the collection of wild edibles. Fauna: Flora: Quercus, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, Rubus, Fragaria, Rhus, Sambucus, Vitis, Diervilla lonicera, Lonicera villosa, Aralia racemosa, Oxalis stricta, Polygonum, Chenopodium, Portulaca

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