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Lab number
GSC-1292
Field number
CMC- 367
Material dated
marine shell; coquillage
Taxa dated
Mya arenaria? (one valve, 25.9 g)
Locality
on the property of Mrs. H. McAleenan at the north end of Digdeguash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Map sheet
21 G/02
Submitter
D. Sanger
Date submitted
July 5, 0097
Measured Age
450 ± 130
Normalized Age
500 ± 130
δ13C (per mil)
2.9
Significance
Late Prehistoric; Préhistorique récent
Context
one valve chosen from a random selection of shells from the midden
Associated taxa
Mollusca: Mya arenaria; see also GSC-1313
Comments
BhDr-1, McAleenan: This is a small, shallow shell midden, apparently a single component. Associated materials include slender corner-notched and corner-removed points, small end scrapers, cord-wrapped stick-decorated pottery, and excellent faunal preservation. Sanger finds the radiocarbon dates satisfactory in that they suggest that marine shells can be used with confidence for dating in the area.

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