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Canada / NB / BhDr-1 (McAleenan) / GSC-1292
- Lab number
- GSC-1292
- Field number
- CMC- 367
- Material dated
- marine shell; coquillage
- Taxa dated
- Mya arenaria? (one valve, 25.9 g)
- Locality
- on the property of Mrs. H. McAleenan at the north end of Digdeguash Harbour, Passamaquoddy Bay, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
- Map sheet
- 21 G/02
- Submitter
- D. Sanger
- Date submitted
- July 5, 0097
- Measured Age
- 450 ± 130
- Normalized Age
- 500 ± 130
- δ13C (per mil)
- 2.9
- Significance
- Late Prehistoric; Préhistorique récent
- Context
- one valve chosen from a random selection of shells from the midden
- Associated taxa
- Mollusca: Mya arenaria; see also GSC-1313
- Comments
- BhDr-1, McAleenan: This is a small, shallow shell midden, apparently a single component. Associated materials include slender corner-notched and corner-removed points, small end scrapers, cord-wrapped stick-decorated pottery, and excellent faunal preservation. Sanger finds the radiocarbon dates satisfactory in that they suggest that marine shells can be used with confidence for dating in the area.