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Coffman Cove Ferry Terminal

Site Details

Site Number: 49-PET-556
Region: SEAK
Excavations: 2 (2 levels)
Radiocarbon Dates: 3010-2130 cal yr BP, 2130-3010 combined
No CARD Analogue Found
Volumes: - Kg / 1.1 L
Dating Notes: listed as 3000-1300 in Moss 2011b:160, table 10.1, 2 components combined into one for this analysis
Dating Reference: Moss 2011b:160

⏷ Excavations

Excavation	Project Team	Permit	Year	Screen Size	Actions
49-PET-556 Units	None	None	2007	Coarse
49-PET-556 Column Sample	UofOregon	None	2011	Fine

⏵ Levels Summary

warning Attention: Please add bone counts to the level Excavation Totals to see the associated bone counts table for Fine.

warning Attention: Please add bone counts to the level Excavation Totals to see the associated bone counts table for Coarse.

⏷ Fine Taxa Bone Counts

9 Distinct Fine Taxa Found:

Excavation Name			49-PET-556 Column Sample
Taxonomic Class	Fine Screen Taxa	Site Totals	Excavation Totals
Fish	Herring (TSN)	152	152
Fish	Salmonid (TSN)	7	7
Fish	Rockfish (TSN)	12	12
Fish	Lingcod (TSN)	1	1
Fish	Dogfish (TSN)	2	2
Fish	P. Cod (TSN)	33	33
Fish	Halibut (TSN)	1	1
Fish	Rt eyed Flounder (TSN)	2	2
Fish	Sculpin spp. (TSN)	23	23
Sampling Totals		233	233

⏷ Coarse Taxa Bone Counts

10 Distinct Coarse Taxa Found:

Excavation Name			49-PET-556 Units
Taxonomic Class	Coarse Screen Taxa	Site Totals	Excavation Totals
Mammal	Domestic Dog (TSN)	19	19
Mammal	Harbour S. (TSN)	3	3
Mammal	Pinniped (TSN)	6	6
Mammal	Cetecean (but not dolphin?) (TSN)	1	1
Mammal	Porpoise (TSN)	6	6
Mammal	Deer (TSN)	29	29
Mammal	Sea Otter (TSN)	5	5
Mammal	Beaver (TSN)	1	1
Mammal	Mink (TSN)	4	4
Mammal	mouse (TSN)	1	1
Sampling Totals		75	75

References

Moss, M. L. (2011). Pacific Cod in Southeast Alaska: The “Cousin” of the Fish That Changed the World. The Archaeology of North Pacific Fisheries. M. L. Moss and A. Cannon. Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press: 149–169.
Moss, M. L. (2016). The Coffman Cove Faunal Assemblage. In M. L. Moss, J. M. Hays, P. M. Bowers, & D. Reger (Eds.), The Archaeology of Coffman Cove: 5500 Years of Settlement in the Heart of Southeast Alaska (Vol. 72, pp. 139–186). Eugene: University of Oregon Musuem of Natural and Cultural History.
Crockford, S. J., Moss, M. L., & Baichtal, J. F. (2011). Precontact Dogs from the Prince of Wales Archipelago, Alaska. Alaska Journal of Anthropology, 9(1), 49–64.