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ARCH AEO LO G IC AL SITE:
HbKu-04 GR-6 Caribou Island

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
• Pe d e strian (W alkin g ) Su rve y
H bKu-04 A R TIFAC TS FO U N D
• Su rfac e C o lle c tio n 5 3 9 (2 1 fa u n a l)
• Sh o ve l Te stin g – 17 STPs • Lith ic flake s, to o ls
(0 p o sitive )
• Lith ic p ro je c tile p o in ts an d h afte d
C U LTU R A L A FFILIATIO N S kn ive s A
A rc h a ic • Lau re l p o tte ry sh e rd s
(ca . 2,000-6,500 yea rs a g o ) • Fab ric im p re sse d p o tte ry sh e rd s B
Gull Lake Gull Lake M id d le W o o d la n d • A xe C
(ca . 1,000-2,000 yea rs a g o )
• Bo n e fle sh e r D
Nelson River L a te W o o d la n d • D o u b le b arre l sh o tg u n
(350-1,000 yea rs a g o ) • G lass b o ttle s E
L a te to P re se n t H isto ric
Nelson River (1870-presen t)

The site is located on a small spit of bedrock on the east side B

of a small sheltered cove. When first surveyed, in 2001 the
shoreline was lined with alder and willow brush. The site
A
was originally characterized as a historic campsite based on
the recovery of a single glass bottle finish (ca. 1850-1880);
however, further revisits revealed a Pre-European Contact C M
component that spanned thousands of years. Site visits
occurred was visited in 2001, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, and 2019. D

C M

C
E

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