AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A SHELL MIDDEN AT SITE DuRu-1, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman
Year: 2013
Summary
A shell sample was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating from site DcRu-1,a resource processing area, in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The sample was recovered from an intact shell midden or processing pit located underneath a built up disturbance zone. AMS radiocarbon dating will provide temporal information for use of this feature, which is believed to have been during the last 2500 years.
Cite this Record
AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A SHELL MIDDEN AT SITE DuRu-1, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2013-037. 2013 ( tDAR id: 391603) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CC11K9
Keywords
Material
Dating Sample
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Shell
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
Geographic Keywords
Canada (Country)
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North America (Continent)
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Vancouver Island
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Linda Scott Cummings
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