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Deception Pass

Site Details

Site Number
45-SK-46
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
1 (1 level)
Radiocarbon Dates
1080±70 shell, 3450±60 shell, 1080±70 shell, 1290±60 shell, 1400±100 charcoal, 3310±50, 1550±50, 3650±50 SHELL
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
8 dates - 7 on shell
Dating Reference
appendix to Mather 2012

⏷ Excavations

Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-SK-46 Units None None 2009 Coarse

Levels Summary

Coarse Screen
Number of levels
0
Analysts
Mather
Faunal Labs
UW
Methods
None
Screen Sizes
6.35 mm

⏷ Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

4 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:
Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Canis sp. (TSN) 24 24
Mammal Harbour S. (TSN) 50 50
Mammal Deer (TSN) 23 23
Mammal Elk (TSN) 3 3
Sampling Totals 100 100

References

  1. Mather, C. A. (2009). Locarno Beach period (3500-2400 BP) settlement and subsistence in the Gulf of Georgia Region : a case study from site 45SK46, Deception Pass, Washington. Department of Anthropology. Bellingham, Western Washington University.
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