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Lab number
I-885
Material dated
Bone
Taxa dated
Homo sapiens
Type of date
Archaeological
Locality
Adams
Date uploaded
January 15, 2024
Updater
Wyoming team
Date updated
December 31, 2020
Measured Age
1405 ± 100
Significance
Middle Woodland; Sylvicole moyen
Context
burial 6, of 7 flexed burials in pits, with bird humerus bead, 77 mammal bone beads, 3 Olivella shell beads, 5 Unio shell pendants, Parker phase. Human bone from Burial 6. Somewhat earlier than what was then thought as the date for the introduction of small S/N points. Burila was ca. 4 ft bmgs at the extreme S end of the pit which also included Burials 3 and 4; however an outline in the sediments indicated that Burial 6 was in a separate pit. In poor condition. Semi-recumbent, juvenile under 17 years of age. Accompanied by bone beads (mammal and 1 bird, all probably from necklaces. Also 3 olivella beads, 5 shell pendants.
Additional information
radiometric
Comments
Consultation unverified

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