CARD fuzzes location data for public visitors to the database. Accessing CARD's full capabilities requires an account available only to researchers at accredited institutions.
Lab number
Beta-68831
Field number
RC-9
Material dated
marine shell; coquillage
Taxa dated
Saxidomus giganteus
Locality
Saltspring Island, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia
Map sheet
92 B/14
Date submitted
April 21, 0099
Date uploaded
February 14, 2020
Normalized Age
2920 ± 60
δ13C (per mil)
-0.0
Significance
culture?
Context
Zone E, unit 6, layer 10, level 13, 120-130 cm depth, expected to date one of the lower cultural strata in this part of the site
Additional information
Brolly applies a marine reservoir correction of 801 +/- 23 years to achieve an age of 2119 +/- 64 BP.
Comments
DfRu-3, Harbour House: This is a seasonal shellfish harvesting camp occupied for approximately 2000 years. The excavations yielded only 32 aboriginal artifacts. Most of the normalized ages fall within the Locarno Beach time period, but these same samples are of Marpole age when corrected for the marine reservoir effect.

References