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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: Block 16, in the central region of the flat, ca. 60 m east of the river cut bank, 23-30 cm depth
Associated taxa: Mammalia: Artiodactyla 1945, Bison bison 408-9, Alces or Cervus 8, Alces alces 10-1, Cervus elaphus 1-1, Ursus sp 2-1, Canis sp 7, Canis latrans or Canis familiaris 4, Lynx canadensis 1-1, Taxidea taxus 2-1, Lepus americanus 21-2, Castor canadensis 491-8, Ondatra zibethicus 3-1, Thomomys talpoides 2-1; Aves 27, Cygnus sp 1-1, Anserini 36, Anas crecca or Anas discors 1-1, Anas platyrhynchos 1-1, Tetraoninae 19-3, Grus sp 4-1; Pisces

Additional information: The faunal list represents Block 3 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: Pisces 254, Acipenser fulvescens 82-1, Hiodon alosoides 2-1, Esox lucius 2-1, Hybopsis gracilis 1-1, Catostomus catostomus 1-1, Catostomus commersoni 4-1, Moxostoma anisurum 5-1, Moxostoma macrolepidotum 3-1, Lota lota 1-1, Stizostedion vitreum 70-7

Canada / SK / FhNa-10 (Bushfield West) / S-2771