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Lab number
S-2967
Material dated
bone collagen; collagène osseux
Taxa dated
4 fragments, 217 g
Locality
543 m asl, south slope and valley bottom of a hogsback separating the Souris River from an abandoned coulee, Saskatchewan
Map sheet
62 E/03
Submitter
J.T. Finnigan
Date submitted
July 11, 0096
Measured Age
310 ± 75
Normalized Age
390 ± 80
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
Woodland, Plains; Sylvicole
Stratigraphic component
Level 1
Context
Level 1, unit 500N/500E, NW quad
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Lepus townsendii 4-1, Spermophilus richardsonii 12-1, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus 1-1, Spermophilus franklinii 1-1, Castor canadensis 5-1, Ondatra zibethicus 1-1, Microtus pennsylvanicus 1-1, Canis latrans 12-1, Canis lupus 92-2, Canis sp 14-2, Vulpes velox 10-3, Mustela vison 2-1, Taxidea taxus 2-1, Mephitis mephitis 2-1, Antilocapra americana 3-1, Bison bison 2014-12; Aves, Pisces
Comments
DhMs-12, Sanderson: This large historic campsite produced Plains side-notched points, Mortlach pottery and a few trade goods from an excavated area of more than 200 sq m. Bone fragments from a well defined bone bed yielded a radiocarbon date. Fauna: Aves: Cygnus columbianus 4-1, Branta canadensis 12-1, Anserini 5-1, Anas platyrhynchos 3-1, Anas discors 6-1, Accipitridae 1-1, Phasianidae 2-1; Pisces 23-?

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