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Lab number
GaK-6140
Material dated
bone collagen; collagène osseux
Taxa dated
(184 g)
Locality
north bank of the Smoky River, immediately opposite the confluence of the Smoky and Muskeg Rivers, about 20 km northeast of Grande Cache, Peace drainage, Alberta
Map sheet
83 L/03
Submitter
J.W. Brink
Date submitted
February 14, 0098
Normalized Age
1940 ± 210
Significance
culture?
Context
hundreds of small fragments, 20-40 cm depth
Additional information
A low level of organic carbon was noted by the laboratory.
Comments
GaQs-1, Smoky: Dating of the site is hampered by it having been repeatedly occupied with minimal rates of sedimentation, producing compressed stratigraphy in which the remains of different occupations are inseparable.

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