Cape Blanco Lighthouse

Site Details


Site Number
35-CU-2
Region
Oregon
Excavations
1 (1 level)
Radiocarbon Dates
None
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
not shown in pdf
Dating Reference
None

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
35-CU-2 Units None None 1998 Coarse

Levels Summary

Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Greenspan
Faunal Labs
Heritage Research Associates & UVic
Methods
None
Screen Sizes
3.175 mm

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

14 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Harbour S. (TSN) 39 39
Mammal Steller SL (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Otariid (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Pinniped (TSN) 6 6
Mammal Whale (not dolphin/porpoise) (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Deer (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Elk (TSN) 6 6
Mammal ungulate (cervid/artiodactyl) (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Carnivore (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Sea Otter (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Mountain Beaver (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Gopher (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Vole (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Rodent (TSN) 7 7
Sampling Totals 81 81

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Med-Large Mammals (TSN) 201 201
Mammal Unidentified Small Mammal (TSN) 2 2
Sampling Totals 203 203

References

  1. Minor, R. and R. L. Greenspan (1998). Archaeological Test at the Cape Blanco Lighthouse Shell Midden, Southern Oregon Coast, Heritage Research Associates report submitted to the Coos Bay District, Bureau of Land Management, North Bend, OR.