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Lab number
AECV-347C
Field number
ASA-D86-55
Material dated
bone collagen; collagène osseux
Locality
south side of the Crowsnest River within the Oldman Dam reservoir, Alberta
Map sheet
82 G/09
Submitter
B.O.K. Reeves
Date submitted
January 15, 0098
Measured Age
1900 ± 180
Normalized Age
1980 ± 180
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
culture?
Context
300 cm depth
Comments
DjPm-116, Smyth: This is the largest and most significant bison kill site within the reservoir area. It is situated on a low, flat, north facing terrace at the base of a much higher, steep glaciofluvial terrace. As many as 4000 bison may be present in the large bone bed at the base of the terrace. Depth of the bone bed varies depending on the slope and the thickness of the colluvial mantle, but all of it is deeply buried, at 150-230 cm depth. Landals assigns AECV-344C, -867C, and -868C to this bone bed and notes that all identifiable projectile points recovered from it can be classified as Pelican Lake.

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