Ferndale Site

Site Details


Site Number
45-WH-34
Region
Salish Sea
Excavations
1 (1 level)
Radiocarbon Dates
None
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes
No Volume Data
Dating Notes
8 dates on charcoal
Dating Reference
{Grabert, 1978 #5025}

Excavations


Excavation Project Team Permit Year Screen Size Actions
45-WH-34 Units None None 2004 Coarse

Levels Summary

Coarse Screen

Number of levels
0
Analysts
Nokes assisted by Campbell
Faunal Labs
WWU
Methods
None
Screen Sizes

Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

16 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Canis sp. (TSN) 84 84
Mammal Pinniped (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Cetecean (but not dolphin?) (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Porpoise (TSN) 1 1
Mammal Deer (TSN) 239 239
Mammal Elk (TSN) 169 169
Mammal Black Bear (TSN) 24 24
Mammal Bobcat/lynx (TSN) 3 3
Mammal Carnivore (TSN) 27 27
Mammal Sea Otter (TSN) 3 3
Mammal River Otter (TSN) 2 2
Mammal Beaver (TSN) 193 193
Mammal Skunk (TSN) 5 5
Mammal Raccoon (TSN) 5 5
Mammal Rodent (TSN) 6 6
Mammal rabbit (TSN) 12 12
Sampling Totals 777 777

Excavation Name
Taxonomic Class Coarse Screen Taxa Site Totals Excavation Totals
Mammal Unidentified Med mammal (TSN) 9 9
Sampling Totals 9 9

References

  1. Nokes, R. D. (2004). Mid-Holocene Terrestrial Animal Use in the Gulf of Georgia Region: A Case Study From the Ferndale Site, Lower Nooksack River, Washington. Department of Anthropology. Bellingham, Western Washington University.