Cama Beach

Site Details


Site Number
45-IS-2
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
2 (2 levels)
Radiocarbon Dates
47 dates on charcoal or peat 1700 BP to historic
CARD Analogue
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
All periods
Dating Reference
Shalk and Nelson 2010:102, Table 8.2

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-IS-2 Units None None 2010 Coarse
45-IS-2 Column Sample Cascadia None 2010 Fine

Levels Summary

Fine Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
T. Trost
Faunal Labs
UW/NMML/UVic
Methods
Excavation w wet screening
Screen Sizes
3.18 mm
Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Trost/Wigen
Faunal Labs
UW, UVic
Methods
None
Screen Sizes

Fine Taxa Bone Counts

39 Distinct Fine Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Fine Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Fish Herring (TSN) 619 619
Fish Anchovy (TSN) 53 53
Fish Smelt sp. (TSN) 112 112
Fish Sardine (TSN) 4 4
Fish Salmon (TSN) 2619 2619
Fish Salmon/Trout (TSN) 35 35
Fish Chum (TSN) 1 1
Fish Rockfish (TSN) 25 25
Fish Sablefish (TSN) 32 32
Fish Lingcod (TSN) 1 1
Fish Greenling (TSN) 174 174
Fish Kelp Greenling (TSN) 2 2
Fish WS-Greenling (TSN) 2 2
Fish Dogfish (TSN) 150 150
Fish Ratfish (TSN) 199 199
Fish Skate sp. (TSN) 48 48
Fish Perch sp. (TSN) 2672 2672
Fish Pile Perch (TSN) 92 92
Fish Shiner Perch (TSN) 86 86
Fish P. Cod (TSN) 1 1
Fish Gadid (not Hake) (TSN) 122 122
Fish Pacific Hake (TSN) 2 2
Fish Tomcod (TSN) 23 23
Fish English Sole (TSN) 1 1
Fish Flatfish spp. (TSN) 3382 3382
Fish Rock Sole (TSN) 2 2
Fish Sanddab (TSN) 5 5
Fish Starry Flounder (TSN) 141 141
Fish Sculpin spp. (TSN) 1489 1489
Fish Cabezon (TSN) 1 1
Fish Great Sculpin (TSN) 14 14
Fish Buffalo Sculpin (TSN) 757 757
Fish Staghorn Sculpin (TSN) 2929 2929
Fish Myoxocephalus (TSN) 25 25
Fish Plainfin Midshipman (TSN) 19 19
Fish Prickleback (TSN) 5 5
Fish Sturgeon Poacher (TSN) 61 61
Fish Poacher (Agonidae) (TSN) 244 244
Fish Snake Prickleback (TSN) 5 5
Sampling Totals 16154 16154

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

19 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Domestic Dog (TSN) 27 27
Mammal N Fur Seal (TSN) 11 11
Mammal Harbour S. (TSN) 162 162
Mammal Steller SL (TSN) 1 1
Mammal C. Sea Lion (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Elephant seal (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Dall's porporise (TSN) 18 18
Mammal Harbour Porpoise (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Pacific White Sided Dolphin (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Whale (not dolphin/porpoise) (TSN) 12 12
Mammal Deer (TSN) 391 391
Mammal Elk (TSN) 130 130
Mammal Black Bear (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Cougar (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Bobcat (TSN) 10 10
Mammal River Otter (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Beaver (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Raccoon (TSN) 36 36
Mammal rabbit (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 815 815