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Lab number
TO-7033
Material dated
cultigen; cultigène
Taxa dated
Zea mays kernel fragment
Locality
near the Town of Cayuga, ca. 5 km west of the Grand River, Brant County, Ontario
Map sheet
30 L/13
Submitter
D.J. Berg
Date submitted
February 27, 2002
Normalized Age
720 ± 80
Significance
Late Woodland, Uren; Sylvicole supérieur
Context
feature, with faunal remains from three houses and eight middens
Associated taxa
Mammalia 70-78%: Sciurus carolinensis, Odocoileus virginianus; Aves: Meleagris gallopavo, Ectopistes migratorius; Pisces 16-28%, Catostomidae, Percidae; cultigen: Zea mays
Additional information
AMS date.
Comments
AfGx-54, Anderson: This is a prehistoric village site assigned to the Uren phase of the Ontario Iroquois tradition. TO-7033 fits expectations based on the stylistic attributes of the artifacts, and TO-7034 is somewhat older than expected, although the 2-sigma limit of its calibrated range overlaps the expected age. Cooper and Savage (1994: 2) report only the most abundant species. A large number of juvenile mammal bones imply spring and summer procurement. One house sample is dominated by fish bone, whereas midden samples contain mainly mammal bones.

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