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Lab number
GaK-1860
Field number
CMC- 226
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
on the south shore of Elk Island, 198 m asl, Gods Lake, Hayes drainage, Manitoba
Map sheet
53 L/09
Submitter
J.V. Wright
Date submitted
May 31, 0091
Measured Age
2760 ± 240
Normalized Age
2760 ± 240
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
Shield Archaic; Archaïque de Bouclier
Context
test trench 2, level 2, beneath hearth 1, 10-14 cm depth
Comments
GdKn-1, Elk Island: This is a stratified site with Shield Archaic below Selkirk focus. Comment by Wright: both dates indicate Elk Island site component is a late example of Shield Archaic. Time between the two readings suggests that the Archaic occupation was of limited duration.

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