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Canada / BC / FdSi-11 (Nakwantlun) / S-1611
- Lab number
- S-1611
- Field number
- CMC-1001
- Material dated
- charcoal; charbon de bois
- Locality
- east bank of Dean River at Natsedeelya Crossing, just below outlet of lower Anahim Lake, Fraser drainage, British Columbia
- Map sheet
- 92 N/11
- Date uploaded
- February 14, 2020
- Measured Age
- 1210 ± 60
- Normalized Age
- 500 ± 45
- δ13C (per mil)
- -25.0
- Significance
- culture?
- Stratigraphic component
- House 6 fill, NW quad, in fire-reddened soil, burned root
- Context
- House 6 fill, NW quad, in fire-reddened soil, burned root
- Comments
- FdSi-11, Nakwantlun: This is a multicomponent site with an unknown number of components, ending with late prehistoric or protohistoric Chilcotin. Dates S-1415, -1417, -1589, -1594, -1608, and -1609 form a fairly compact group ranging from 2370 to 2530 BP. Four samples from House 2, from two stratified hearths, are in proper order with one exception. Tight date clustering suggests that S-1593 at 3500 BP, from the upper of two hearths in House 2, is too early. These are the earliest dates so far obtained at Anahim Lake. S-1416 falls within the range of Component Cluster I at the Potlatch site (FcSi-2), characterized by the presence of microblades (Wilmeth 1978b). No microblades have yet been recovered at the Nakwantlun site, but parallel house forms are noted at the two sites. S-1446, -1612, and -1610 immediately precede previous dates for Component Cluster III at the Goose Point site (FcSi-1). S-1446 is comparable to Goose Point (S-1039). S-1590, -1591, and -1611 span the period from late prehistoric to protohistoric in the Anahim area, associated with small side-notched points, alleged to represent occupation by Chilcotin Indians. No comment is available on a second series of dates: S-1811, -1995, -1812, -1996, -1813, -1999, -1998, -2000, -2001.