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Canada / AB / DlPk-2 (Morkin) / GX-2057
- Lab number
- GX-2057
- Material dated
- bone collagen; collagène osseux
- Locality
- on the lowest terrace of Trout Creek, a small second-order tributary of Oldman River, flowing east from the Porcupine Hills, near Claresholm, Alberta
- Map sheet
- 82 H/13
- Submitter
- W.J. Byrne
- Date submitted
- February 15, 0098
- Measured Age
- 1205 ± 90
- Normalized Age
- 1285 ± 90
- δ13C (per mil)
- -20.0
- Significance
- Woodland, Avonlea; Sylvicole
- Stratigraphic component
- Level 4
- Context
- level 4
- Additional information
- It is assumed that this date was not corrected previously for isotopic fractionation.
- Comments
- DlPk-2, Morkin: This is a buried multicomponent campsite with poorly defined stratigraphic layers that were difficult to follow during excavation. The sequence had also been disturbed by construction of numerous aboriginal prepared hearths and refuse pits. Byrne struggled to define five levels with named cultural affiliations, as illustrated by the frequencies of projectile point types (see Byrne, 1973: Table 4). Despite the stratigraphic problems, the radiocarbon dates reflect a reasonably coherent sequence if GX-2058 is ignored.