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- Lab number
- WSU-4368
- Material dated
- shell
- Type of date
- Archaeological
- Locality
- 5.5km west of Prince Rupert, southern end of roberson point on the north shore of venn passage
- Elevation (m ASL)
- Wilgiapshi Island.
- Date uploaded
- February 14, 2020
- Normalized Age
- 2980 ± 70
- δ13C (per mil)
- 0.0
- Stratigraphic component
- Dark brown loam with varying amounts of crushed shell and lenses of grey and yellow sand.~2-3m below surface
- Context
- Shell Midden
- Comments
- This is one of the largest shell middens in Prince Rupert Area. In late prehistoric and early historic times it was the main winter village of Gispaxloats tribe. Site was abandoned in 1830's when Hudson's bay trading post was established at Fort Simpson. In 1859 site was reused as a potato garden.