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Locality: on the east bank of the Saskatchewan River, 3.8 km south and 2.3 km west of Nipawin, within the reservoir of the Francois-Finlay dam, Saskatchewan
Map sheet: 73 H/08

Significance: Woodland, Pehonan; Sylvicole
Context: south side of Block 1, unit 201s49e, sw quad, level 3, a hearth
Associated taxa: Mammalia 5, Artiodactyla 1304, Bison bison 257-6, Alces or Cervus 3, Alces alces 10-1, Cervus elaphus 54-2, Ursus sp 3-1, Canidae 25, Canis sp 33, Canis latrans 3-1, Vulpes vulpes 6-1, Mephitis mephitis 2-1, Leporidae 6, Lepus americanus 129-5, Lepus townsendii 6-1, Rodentia 2, Castor canadensis 472-5, Ondatra zibethicus 9-1, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 11-3, Spermophilus sp 1-1, Thomomys talpoides 6-1, Tamias minimus 1-1; Aves Pisces

Additional information: The faunal list represents Block 1 only.
Comments: FhNa-10, Bushfield West: This site was assigned to the Pehonan complex, and more recently to the Keskatchewan complex, on the basis of its pottery. It also yielded Plains side-notched points and a few protohistoric artifacts (Meyer 1981a: 14-17; Meyer and Russell 1987: 17; Hanna 1983; Gibson 1991, 1998). McKeand (1995) presents a detailed analysis of the faunal remains recovered from Bushfield West, and Gibson (1998) provides a thorough study of the socio-economic implications of the rich ceramic assemblage. In addition to four dates on the occupation layer, D. Meyer and B. Schreiner obtained seven dates on paleosols buried beneath the cultural layer. Fauna: Aves 44, Gavia immer 1-1, Cygnus sp 34-1, Anserini 1, Anatini 2, Anas crecca or Anas discors 1-1, Anas platyrhynchos 8-1; Falconiformes 1-1, Tetraoninae 47-4, Passeriformes 2; Pisces 543, Acipenser fulvescens 41-1, Hiodon alosoides 1-1, Esox lucius 32-2, Catostomus catostomus 2-2, Catostomus commersoni 24-3, Moxostoma anisurum 12-4, Moxostoma macrolepidotum 7-2, Stizostedion canadense 1-1, Stizostedion vitreum 41-3

Canada / SK / FhNa-10 (Bushfield West) / S-2363