Flat Point, Lopez

Site Details


Site Number
45-SJ-252
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
2 (2 levels)
Radiocarbon Dates
1160±120 on shell, 430±50 on charcoal, 740±50 on charcoal, 1510±90 on shell
CARD Analogue
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
2 shell dates, 2 charcoal
Dating Reference
Kenady 2000:Appendix A

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-SJ-252 Units None None 2000 Coarse
45-SJ-252 Column Sample Cultural Resource Management None 2000 Fine

Levels Summary

Fine Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
D. Olson, Kenady
Faunal Labs
None
Methods
Bulk
Screen Sizes
3.2 mm
Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
D. Olson
Faunal Labs
WSU
Methods
None
Screen Sizes
3.2 mm

Fine Taxa Bone Counts

7 Distinct Fine Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Fine Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Fish Herring (TSN) 71 71
Fish Salmon (TSN) 266 266
Fish Rockfish (TSN) 3 3
Fish Dogfish (TSN) 4 4
Fish Gadiformes (cod/hake/ pollock) (TSN) 18 18
Fish Halibut (TSN) 6 6
Fish Flatfish spp. (TSN) 5 5
Sampling Totals 373 373

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

10 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Domestic Dog (TSN) 16 16
Mammal Steller SL (TSN) 4 4
Mammal C. Sea Lion (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Deer (TSN) 32 32
Mammal Elk (TSN) 28 28
Mammal ungulate (cervid/artiodactyl) (TSN) 26 26
Mammal Deer mouse (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Large Rodent (TSN) 4 4
Mammal rabbit (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Domestic Cow (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 114 114

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Large Mammal (TSN) 147 147
Mammal Unidentified Mammal (TSN) 383 383
Mammal Unidentified Med mammal (TSN) 514 514
Mammal Unidentified Med-Large Mammals (TSN) 183 183
Mammal Unidentified Sea mammal (TSN) 20 20
Mammal Unidentified Small Mammal (TSN) 88 88
Mammal Unidentified Very Small Mammal (TSN) 1 1
Sampling Totals 1336 1336

References

  1. Kenady, S. M. (2000). Archaeological Bulk Sampling and Faunal Analysis at the Flat Point Cable Crossing Upgrade: Lopez Island, Washington, Prepared for Orcas Power and Light Co. and submitted to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Olympia.