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Lab number
WSU-4379
Material dated
shell
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
11km south of Prince Rupert, on southern end of Digby Island, about .8km north of Lima Point, next to Tremayne Bay
Date uploaded
February 14, 2020
Normalized Age
2530 ± 95
δ13C (per mil)
0.0
Stratigraphic component
Back MiddenOn upper terrace behind linnear row of houses A-I
Context
Midden
Comments
The 'Back Midden' for this site, is located on the upper terrace and is associated with houses A-I. It is a dense and deep shell midden, in 2006 Coupland discovered a burial in the midden. Zone-C consisted of stratographically layered deposits of mixed shell and dark brown/black sediments. In House-J Zone-C also consisted of thin layers of ash and charcoal flecking.

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