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- Lab number
- QU-1402
- Material dated
- charcoal; charbon de bois
- Taxa dated
- (10.5 g)
- Locality
- at the mouth of a stream connecting lakes Caniapiscau and Chaumont, région de Nouveau-Québec, Québec
- Map sheet
- 23 F/13
- Submitter
- D. Denton
- Date submitted
- December 10, 0097
- Normalized Age
- 0
- Significance
- Historic, anomalous, jeune; Historique, anormal, young
- Stratigraphic component
- Area A
- Context
- area A, hearth 1, from the interface of the deposit and an underlying humus layer, and, in another portion of the structure, an underlying Ae horizon
- Comments
- GaEj-1, Lac Caniapiscau, comments by D. Denton: Area A. The modern date obtained does not reflect the true age of this occupation. The associated historic artifacts (rifle sideplate, trigger guard, and buttplate), are typical of those used on the stand HBC trade gun known as the Northwest gun. The serpentine sideplate is most likely of 19th century manufacture. The site probably dates to the mid- or mid- to late 19th century. It is very noteworthy for its evidence of the late survival of stone tool technology in the Caniapiscau area. Area B. Four of the samples (QU-1240, QU-1196, QU-1239, and QU-1199) were taken from hearths located within the longhouse. It is uncertain why QU-1239 provided such a recent date, however this may be related to a calibration problem. The artifactual assemblage suggests a 17th century date for the occupation of the longhouse. That two of the dates (QU-1240, QU-1199) are somewhat earlier than expected may reflect either a calibration-related question or an "old wood" problem. With the exception of one modern date (QU-1414) and one slightly older date (Beta-10353), the determinations from samples taken from hearths outside the longhouse are in the same general range as those taken from hearths within the longhouse. Structures 81-4 (QU-1414) and 81-24 (QU-1405) contain brass scraps and lithic debitage. No European artifacts were present in the remaining structures dated (81-7, 81-9, 81-21). Both the series of dates from Area B and the artifactual assemblage support the view that the principal use of this site is limited to a relatively short period occurring just prior to and during early (indirect?) contact with Europeans. The homogeneous nature of the structures and artifactual assemblage from different areas of the site point to the use of this site in this period by a single group, or closely related groups.