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Lab number
S-1448
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
on a terrace of the South Saskatchewan River, 480 m asl, within the city limits of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Map sheet
73 B/02
Submitter
E.G. Walker
Date submitted
July 11, 0096
Measured Age
5760 ± 140
Normalized Age
5760 ± 140
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
Archaic, Mummy Cave; Archaïque
Context
cultural layer in paleosol IIIAhkb, 75-78 cm depth
Associated taxa
see S-1488
Comments
FaNq-25, Gowen 1: The main excavation area was comprised of a large number of contiguous squares, and a smaller area to the south was excavated after disturbance by heavy equipment. The 23 recovered projectile points were the subject of a detailed typological analysis that resulted in the definition of the Gowen side-notched type as one of several early side-notched point types. Walker (1992: Table 1; Rutherford et al., 1981: 125) notes that S-1526 is inconsistent with the other dates and rejects it as too recent. The age of the site can be inferred from the average of the other four dates.

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