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Lab number
XA-3580
Material dated
charcoal
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Fraser Valley, Southwestern British ColumbiaSite is located at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers in a former wetland known as the Pitt Polder, just North of Port Hammond
Date uploaded
March 15, 2016
Normalized Age
4536 ± 25
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Stratigraphic component
Rectangular Depression ZH-n: base of pit depressionSite area- III; Trench or unit-1,Unit Q10; Depth (cm below datum1)200-205
Context
House structure
Comments
site vertical datum = 3.59 m asl; DhRp-52 is a Village site with multiple rectangular house depressions, probably relecting plankhouses and evidence for a circular pithouse. Rock pavement feature and wapato features may represent early, large-scale plant resource management. Wetland and plant resource cultivation/management dated as early as 4100 cal BP. Utilization of Wapato goes back as far as 5300 cal BP. Over 94000 beads were found, mostly in late components throughout the site.

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