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Lab number
S-2615
Material dated
paleosol; paléosol
Locality
on the east bank of the Saskatchewan River, 3.8 km south and 2.3 km west of Nipawin, within the reservoir of the Francois-Finlay dam, Saskatchewan
Map sheet
73 H/08
Submitter
D. Meyer
Date submitted
July 11, 0096
Measured Age
3325 ± 105
Normalized Age
3325 ± 105
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
geoarchaeology, anomalous, old; géoarchéologie, anormal, vieux
Context
paleosol, 1.42 m depth (Stratum #11)
Additional information
Of six paleosol dates from this site, only this one appears to be anomalous.
Comments
FhNa-10, Bushfield West: This site was assigned to the Pehonan complex, and more recently to the Keskatchewan complex, on the basis of its pottery. It also yielded Plains side-notched points and a few protohistoric artifacts (Meyer 1981a: 14-17; Meyer and Russell 1987: 17; Hanna 1983; Gibson 1991, 1998). McKeand (1995) presents a detailed analysis of the faunal remains recovered from Bushfield West, and Gibson (1998) provides a thorough study of the socio-economic implications of the rich ceramic assemblage. In addition to four dates on the occupation layer, D. Meyer and B. Schreiner obtained seven dates on paleosols buried beneath the cultural layer.

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