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Northeast Subsistence-Settlement Change: A.D. 700 –1300

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Table 6.1. Radiocarbon Dates from the Princess Point Project (1993-2000).<br />

Site Lab No. Sample Radiocarbon Calibrated Date 1<br />

Date (B.P.)<br />

Grand Banks, 729-671 TO-53071 cupule 1570±90 A.D. 260 (440, 450, 470, 480,<br />

530) 660<br />

Grand Banks, 729-670 TO-53081 cupule 1500±150 A.D. 240 (560, 590, 600) 860<br />

Meyer, 573-514 TO-81502 cupules 1270±100 A.D. 600 (720, 750, 770) 980<br />

Grand Banks, 729-671 TO-45851 kernel 1250±80 A.D. 650 (780) 980<br />

Forster TO-70392 cupule 1150±100 A.D. 660 (890) 1150<br />

Cayuga Bridge, Feature 5 TO-72932 butternut 1110±50 A.D. 780 (900, 920, 960) 1020<br />

Grand Banks, Feature 1 TO-45842 kernel 1060±60 A.D. 790 (990) 1150<br />

Lone Pine, 460-500 TO-45861 kernel 1040±60 A.D. 890 (1000) 1160<br />

Grand Banks, Feature 210 TO-58751 cupule 970±50 A.D. 980 (1030) 1210<br />

Bull's Point TO-63411 kernel 960±60 A.D. 980 (1030) 1220<br />

Cayuga Bridge, Feature 18 TO-74452 hickory 980±110 A.D. 780 (1030) 1280<br />

nutshell<br />

Meyer, Feature 56 TO-89642 dog phalanx 890±60 A.D. 1020 (1160) 1280<br />

Cayuga Bridge, A2 TO-74462 wood 120±50 A.D. 1660 (1690, 1730, 1810,<br />

charcoal 1850, 1860, 1920, 1950) 1950<br />

1 Calibrated with CALIB 4.3 (Stuiver et al.1998).<br />

A backhoe cleared the A2 alluvium to reach the<br />

Princess Point occupation in P2. We concentrated our<br />

efforts on a 10 by 9 m area. The site was excavated in 1<br />

m squares following natural stratigraphy where possible.<br />

Ten 1 by 1 m units were randomly selected for 100<br />

percent flotation. Except for the flotation samples, all<br />

soils were sifted through 1/8-inch mesh. The excavation<br />

exposed 59 posts and 14 other significant features.<br />

Among the features are 3 historic posts, while the<br />

remaining 11 are pits with ash fill, 2 hearths, and pits<br />

with high carbon content fill. Most artifacts are from<br />

P2, or immediately below P2 in the upper A1 stratum.<br />

Features and post molds often extend into A1, and a<br />

few posts are evident only at this level due to the difficulty<br />

in distinguishing them from the surrounding P2.<br />

Two AMS dates on nutshell fragments from Features 5<br />

and 18 (Table 6.1) are consistent with Princess Point.<br />

Before backfilling, a backhoe test trench in the<br />

northern portion of the excavation exposed the stratigraphic<br />

sequence below P2. A1 is approximately 60<br />

cm thick and overlies a second palaeosol, P1.<br />

The excavation did not reveal any demonstrable<br />

individual houses. The settlement pattern of posts<br />

and features is complex. A total of nearly 6,000 artifacts<br />

have been cataloged to date. Diagnostic ceramics<br />

are solely cord-wrapped stick-decorated pottery diagnostic<br />

of Princess Point. The animal remains, yet to be<br />

formally analyzed, consist of a large number of deer<br />

lower limb bones, and the remains of small mammals,<br />

birds, and fish as well as mollusk shells.<br />

Chapter 6 Early Late Woodland in Southern Ontario: An Update (1996–2000) 121

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