British Camp

Site Details


Site Number
45-SJ-24
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
2 (2 levels)
Radiocarbon Dates
None
CARD Analogue
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
16 dates on charcoal, all within the past 1000 yrs
Dating Reference
Pegg 1999:19

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-SJ-24 Units None None 1999 Coarse
45-SJ-24 Column Sample SFU None 1999 Fine

Levels Summary

Fine Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
B. Pegg
Faunal Labs
SFU
Methods
Excavation
Screen Sizes
3 mm
Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Pegg
Faunal Labs
SFU
Methods
None
Screen Sizes

Fine Taxa Bone Counts

12 Distinct Fine Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Fine Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Fish Herring (TSN) 12665 12665
Fish Salmon (TSN) 3563 3563
Fish Rockfish (TSN) 583 583
Fish Dogfish (TSN) 989 989
Fish Ratfish (TSN) 89 89
Fish Skate sp. (TSN) 20 20
Fish P. Cod (TSN) 24 24
Fish Tomcod (TSN) 10 10
Fish Bothidae Left-eyed Flounder (TSN) 6 6
Fish Flatfish spp. (TSN) 114 114
Fish Starry Flounder (TSN) 7 7
Fish Sculpin spp. (TSN) 584 584
Sampling Totals 18654 18654

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

13 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Domestic Dog (TSN) 46 46
Mammal Harbour S. (TSN) 20 20
Mammal Pinniped (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Dolphin /porpoise (TSN) 36 36
Mammal Whale (not dolphin/porpoise) (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Deer (TSN) 121 121
Mammal Elk (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Mountain Goat (TSN) 1 1
Mammal ungulate (cervid/artiodactyl) (TSN) 128 128
Mammal Carnivore (TSN) 8 8
Mammal Sea Otter (TSN) 1 1
Mammal River Otter (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Beaver (TSN) 51 51
Sampling Totals 420 420

References

  1. Pegg, B. (1999). The Taphonomic History of the Vertebrate Faunal Assemblage from British Camp, San Juan Islands, Washington. Department of Archaeology. Burnaby, Simon Fraser University.