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Lab number
Beta-23700
Material dated
bone collagen; collagène osseux
Locality
within a sand dune area near a small slough, about 1.75 km west of the Battle River, east-central Alberta
Map sheet
73 D/11
Submitter
G.S.L. Stuart
Date submitted
January 15, 0098
Measured Age
1540 ± 60
Normalized Age
1620 ± 65
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
Woodland, Besant; Sylvicole
Stratigraphic component
Level 5
Context
Level 5, 45 cm depth
Comments
FdOt-9, Wells: A 46 sq. m excavation yielded 1020 artifacts, 1925 faunal specimens (mainly small fragments), and 2477 pieces of fired rock. This is a multi-component campsite with evidence of extensive food processing that may have been associated with bison pounding. The initial occupation appears to represent a Samantha (Besant) campsite dating to about AD 500. One or more Old Women's phase occupations followed, ranging from AD 700 to AD 800.

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