Unmodified Shell Item Number: EXU12C0081100 from the The Burke: University of Washington
This shell was loaned to Phoebe Anderson from 12/8/2005 until 8/11/2009 for faunal analysis. Samples were taken from the 1st, 4th, 8th, and 12th buckets to perform taxonomic and size analyses. Additionally, five shells per level, preferably Protothaca staminea (common littleneck clam), underwent destructive sampling in order to analyze seasonality of occupation and to reconstruct the past environment of the Pacific Northwest. Anderson's analysis is described fully in her dissertation, A Gendered Model of Prehistoric Resource Depression: A Case Study on the Northwest Coast (2009), and full analysis sheets are attached to this record. AKT 10/20/09 Four P. Staminea were selected from this level and prepared for Isotope analysis by Phoebe Anderson (2009). Samples assigned DO18 numbers 40, 70, and 71 were submitted for analysis, the results of which can be found in the attached database. Sample number 72 was not submitted. All remaining pieces of the isotope samples have been tagged as such and returned to their proper level bag in the collection. K. Lutz 1/11/2010
Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District
Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Held in trust for the Bureau of Land Management, Spokane Office (HIT 5.2004).
Object weight includes bag, label, and any interior bags or labels.