Williston Lake (Geographic Keyword)
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Four Paleoindian lithic tools from Williston Lake, located in northern British Columbia, were submitted for protein residue analysis. The goal of this analysis was to extract and identify any blood residues that might be present on the surfaces of these tools. A calcined bone fragment from a hearth feature was also submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS ON A SMOOTHING STONE FROM SITE HdSd-371:606 AT DAVIS FLATS NORTH, WILLISTON LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2015)
Archaeological assemblages in the Davis Flats North area, near the Williston Reservoir, Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, represent occupations spanning the early Holocene and recent occupations. Site HdSd-371:606 is situated on the western bank of a dendritic channel that bisects a large glaciolacustrian land form. Erosion due to the reservoir has impacted the site, and archaeological materials in the area likely do not reflect accurate depositional provenience. Artifacts have...