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Caribou Island
ARCH AEO LO G IC AL SITE:
HbKu-01 TRAPPER’S CABIN

A R C H A EO LO G IC A L SITE T YPE
SU R VEY M E TH O D S C am p site – 1920-1970’s trap p e rs’
• Pe d e strian (W alkin g ) Su rve y c ab in
H bKu-01
• Su rfac e C o lle c tio n A R TIFAC TS FO U N D
• Sh o ve l Te stin g – 19 STPs 1 6 1 (1 2 5 fa u n a l)
(9 p o sitive ) • Lith ic flake s A
Gull Lake Gull Lake C U LTU R A L A FFILIATIO N S • N ails B
Nelson River P re -E u ro p e a n C o n ta c t • C o n tain e rs – M e lro se Bakin g
Po w d e r, Lib b y M c N e il b o ttle
(ca . 400-12,000 yea rs a g o )
R e c e n t to P re se n t H isto ric • Sw e d e saw
(1970-presen t) • C an s C , D
Nelson River • Bird an d m am m al b o n e
C • Bo n e fle sh e r E

Recorded in 2001 on the north shore of the Nelson River approximately 100
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metres (m) inland, was the remains of a 4.2-m x 4.8-m log structure. Seven
rows of saddle notched logs were all that remained of the cabin. The entrance
was located in the center of the south wall facing the river. A midden of tin
cans, trapping equipment and a bone flesher was noted. The artifacts and round
nails suggests a post-1900 date for construction. Site visits occurred in 2001,
2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.

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C M
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