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Lab number
Beta-5446
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
in Phillip's Pass, the western segment of Crowsnest Pass, southeastern British Columbia
Map sheet
82 G/10
Date submitted
March 17, 0099
Date uploaded
February 14, 2020
Normalized Age
5590 ± 110
Significance
Palaeoindian, anomalous, young; Paléoindien, anormal, jeune
Stratigraphic component
Component 1
Context
component 1, hearth feature in unit 4N/8W, main excavation block, interpreted as a summer camp
Additional information
Groundwater contamination is suggested as the cause of this anomalous date.
Comments
DjPq-1: Seven prehistoric components were distinguished at this site, but only some of them are dated by radiocarbon.

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