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Lab number
Beta-7549
Material dated
Charcoal
Locality
Northwest corner of Lake Selby in the southwest portion of the Gates of the Arctic, Central Brooks Range, Alaska.
Submitter
Jeff Rasic, NPS
Uploader
A. Martindale
Date uploaded
March 23, 2015
Measured Age
1740 ± 70
Significance
culture? (unknown)
Context
Test unit in a 6 x 4 m subrectangular depression. Charcoal from the upper concentration, 10-20 cm below surface.
Comments
Site consists of a bermed 4 x 6 m depression and a second smaller depression. Obsidian and chert flakes and bone fragments were found at the site. A 30 cm test was excavated in the center of the depression. It revealed statified deposits and a series of dates ranging from 1740 to 2670 BP. The large feature is of unknown function--possibly a house or a cache pit. Time transgressive nature of the fill deposits may suggest long-term use.

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