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Lab number
S-2966
Material dated
bison bone collagen; collagène osseux de bison
Taxa dated
Bison sp. cranium (id. by P. McKeand)
Locality
north bank of the Souris River, 565 m asl, precisely where the Rafferty Dam is now situated, Saskatchewan
Map sheet
62 E/03
Submitter
J.T. Finnigan
Date submitted
July 11, 0096
Measured Age
1180 ± 80
Normalized Age
1260 ± 80
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
culture?
Context
cairn
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Homo sapiens, Leporidae 14, Spermophilus richardsonii 90, Microtus ochrogaster cf. 58, Ondatra zibethicus 4, Castor canadensis 1, Vulpes velox 2, Taxidea taxus 1, Canidae 10, Bison bison 27; Aves 71: Anatidae 9, Tetraoninae 1, Passeriformes 18; Pisces 4; Mollusca
Comments
DgMs-53, Mad Dog: The site consisted of 47 stone circles and one cairn in an area of 9.9 ha. The cairn contained a bison skull that was sampled for radiocarbon dating. No diagnostic artifacts were directly associated with the cairn.

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