Oak Harbor, Penn Cove

Site Details


Site Number
45-IS-45
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
1 (1 level)
Radiocarbon Dates
no dates
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
None
Dating Reference
Earley et al. 2013:58

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-IS-45 Units None None 2013 Coarse

Levels Summary

Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
R. Smith
Faunal Labs
NWAA/SWCA
Methods
None
Screen Sizes
6.35 mm

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

11 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Canis sp. (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Deer (TSN) 57 57
Mammal Elk (TSN) 2 2
Mammal ungulate (cervid/artiodactyl) (TSN) 27 27
Mammal Artiodactyl (TSN) 81 81
Mammal Carnivore (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Rodent (TSN) 32 32
Mammal Bovidae (Cattle, Sheep, Goats) (TSN) 7 7
Mammal Domestic Sheep (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Domestic Cow (TSN) 5 5
Mammal Pig (TSN) 2 2
Sampling Totals 220 220

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Large Mammal (TSN) 344 344
Mammal Unidentified Mammal (TSN) 116 116
Mammal Unidentified Med mammal (TSN) 51 51
Mammal Unidentified Sea mammal (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Unidentified Small Mammal (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Unidentified Small-med mammal (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 517 517

References

  1. Earley, A., et al. (2013). Results of Archaeological Excavations of Inadvertently Discovered Human Remains at Site 45IS45, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington, Report Prepared for the City of Oak Harbor Washington.