AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A BURIAL PIT AT SITE DcRu-4, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Peter Kovacik
Year: 2013
Summary
A horse clam shell fragment recovered from a burial pit at site DcRu-4, British Columbia, was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. The shell fragment was originally part of two large shell halves that were nested and placed next to the interred individual of the burial feature. It is believed that the shell date will fall approximately withing the last 1500 years.
Cite this Record
AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A BURIAL PIT AT SITE DcRu-4, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Linda Scott Cummings, Peter Kovacik. PRI Technical Report ,2013-048. 2013 ( tDAR id: 391610) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8125THN
Keywords
Material
Shell
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Shell
Geographic Keywords
Canada
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Victoria, British Columbia
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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