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Caribou Island

ARCH AEO LO G IC AL SITE:
HbKu-24 KEEYASK BURIAL

A R C H A EO LO G IC A L SITE T YPE
SU R VEY M E TH O D S Bu rial
• Pe d e strian (W alkin g ) Su rve y
H bKu-24 A R TIFAC TS FO U N D
• Su rfac e C o lle c tio n
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C U LTU R A L A FFILIATIO N S • Po tte ry sh e rd s
A rc h a ic
Gull Lake Gull Lake (ca . 2,000-6,500 yea rs a g o )
Nelson River W o o d la n d
(ca . 250-2,000 yea rs a g o )
L a te W o o d la n d
(ca . 350-1,000 yea rs a g o )
Nelson River

The site is located on the east side of Gull Lake approximately 600

m south of Bryant’s Point in a bay identified locally as John Garson
Bay. The site was initially recorded in 2010 as a burial location due to
the discovery of human skeletal remains along the shoreline. Per the
request of TCN, radiocarbon dating was conducted and revealed that
the Ancestor lived 4,300± 40 years BP or during the Archaic Period. The
remains were re-interred in the Keeyask Cemetery in 2015. Additional
remains of the Gull Lake Ancestor were recovered in 2018. Site visits
occurred in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

48 Photo: Photo of the Keeyask Cemetery (North Access Road) taken in 2015 (aspect north).