Semiahmoo

Site Details


Site Number
45-WH-17
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
1 (1 level)
Radiocarbon Dates
None
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
None
Dating Reference
None

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-WH-17 Units None None 1979 Coarse

Levels Summary

Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Montgomery
Faunal Labs
WWU
Methods
None
Screen Sizes

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

12 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Canis sp. (TSN) 947 947
Mammal N Fur Seal (TSN) 31 31
Mammal Harbour S. (TSN) 18 18
Mammal Cetecean (but not dolphin?) (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Harbour Porpoise (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Deer (TSN) 261 261
Mammal Elk (TSN) 319 319
Mammal ungulate (cervid/artiodactyl) (TSN) 130 130
Mammal Bear (TSN) 22 22
Mammal Skunk (TSN) 4 4
Mammal Raccoon (TSN) 9 9
Mammal mouse (TSN) 5 5
Sampling Totals 1751 1751

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Mammal (TSN) 4605 4605
Sampling Totals 4605 4605

References

  1. Crockford, S. J. (1997). Osteometry of Makah and Coast Salish Dogs. Burnaby, Archaeology Press, Simon Fraser University.
  2. Montgomery, J. A. (1979). Prehistoric Subsistence at Semiahmoo Spit, 45WH17. Department of Anthropology. Bellingham, Western Washington University.