Wu'al'ate

Site Details


Site Number
35-CS-54
Region
Oregon
Excavations
2 (2 levels)
Radiocarbon Dates
550±70, 530±60 shell, 550±70 RYBP (Beta-106445), and 530±60 RYBP
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
2 dates on cockle shells
Dating Reference
Tveskov 2000:307

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
35-CS-54 Units None None 2000 Coarse
35-CS-54 Column Sample UofOregon None 2000 Fine

Levels Summary

Fine Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
M. Tveskov
Faunal Labs
UofOregon
Methods
Excavation
Screen Sizes
3.2 mm
Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Tveskov
Faunal Labs
Uoregon
Methods
None
Screen Sizes
3.175 mm

Fine Taxa Bone Counts

5 Distinct Fine Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Fine Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Fish Herring (TSN) 3886 3886
Fish Salmonid (TSN) 72 72
Fish Perch sp. (TSN) 1 1
Fish Flatfish spp. (TSN) 164 164
Fish Sculpin spp. (TSN) 5 5
Sampling Totals 4128 4128

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

6 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Whale (not dolphin/porpoise) (TSN) 6 6
Mammal Deer (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Elk (TSN) 6 6
Mammal Sea Otter (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Beaver (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Raccoon (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 18 18

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Large Mammal (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 1 1

References

  1. Tveskov, M. A. (2000). The Coos and Coquille: A Northwest Coast Historical Anthropology. Department of Anthropology. Eugene, University of Oregon.