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Lab number
S-2185
Field number
CMC-1250
Material dated
bone collagen; collagène osseux
Locality
on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River about 9 km east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Map sheet
73 H/04
Submitter
D. Meyer
Date submitted
July 11, 0096
Measured Age
1205 ± 80
Normalized Age
1285 ± 80
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
Woodland, Laurel; Sylvicole
Context
upper of two cultural layers, units 5S/17E, 5S/15E, 6S/15E and 7S/16E
Comments
FhNj-15, Intake: Of two components, the upper one, 0-30 cm below surface, contains small side-notched points and pottery. Although originally considered to represent Besant (Meyer 1981b), the upper component is now regarded as a variant of the Laurel complex (D. Meyer, p.c. 1993). The lower component, 70-85 cm below surface, yielded a single point considered similar to some of the Gowen site points (Meyer 1981b: 115). Two radiocarbon dates have been obtained on composite bone samples from the upper component. S-2180 consisted of burned bone that was weathered, and the sample may have contained rootlets. S-2185 was comprised of unburned bone that was weathered and fragile. Given the weathered condition, shallow burial environment, and composite nature of these samples, neither of them is clearly a reliable date.

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