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Lab number
DIC-765
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
east side of Ash Rapids, north end of a channel leading to Shoal Lake, Lake of the Woods, Kenora District, Ontario
Map sheet
52 E/10
Submitter
C.S. Reid
Date submitted
January 21, 0098
Normalized Age
260 ± 225
Significance
Woodland, Blackduck; Sylvicole
Context
hearth feature in the upper Blackduck stratum, with fired rock, calcined bone, lithic tools, and at least seven Blackduck vessels
Associated taxa
Mammalia, Alces alces, Rangifer tarandus, Odocoileus virginianus, Ursus americanus, Canis sp, Castor canadensis, Erethizon dorsatum, Marmota monax, Mustela vison, Lepus americanus, Ondatra zibethicus; Aves; Reptilia; Pisces
Additional information
Judging from the distribution of pottery types within the site, this is a time-averaged fauna from compressed, cryoturbated context.
Comments
DjKq-4, Ash Rapids East: With its sister site, DjKq-5, on the opposite bank, this site contains components representing Plains Archaic, Shield Archaic, Laurel, Blackduck, Selkirk, and the Fur Trade period.

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