This sediment sample was loaned to Alecia Spooner from 6/22/2007 to 9/18/2008 for paleobotanical analysis. The sample was halved using a Jones Splitter. One half was returned to the museum unanalyzed, and the other half was floated by Spooner to collect pollen, charcoal and other macrobotanicals for analysis. The recovery of small seeds in the sample was quantified by adding charred modern poppy seeds before flotation. The goal of this analysis was to further understand prehistoric human use of plant resources in the San Juan Islands, however no sorting of the floated materials took place because Spooner decided not to complete her analysis. 9/10/2009 KWL

This sediment sample was loaned to Alecia Spooner from 6/22/2007 to 9/18/2008 for paleobotanical analysis. The sample was halved using a Jones Splitter. One half was returned to the museum unanalyzed, and the other half was floated by Spooner to collect pollen, charcoal and other macrobotanicals for analysis. The recovery of small seeds in the sample was quantified by adding charred modern poppy seeds before flotation. The goal of this analysis was to further understand prehistoric human use of plant resources in the San Juan Islands, however no sorting of the floated materials took place because Spooner decided not to complete her analysis. 9/10/2009 KWL

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

This bag was labeled "3S, 0E" with no other identifying factors. Research in R. Schalk and F. Bell's fieldnotes suggest that this dog skull was found in the same level and unit quadrant as the human remains cataloged as " Burial 4" , E. Shirbroun, 11/14/2003 The dog skull was found at a depth of 133/137cm, however Schalk and Bell's notes do not indicate the skull is related to the burial. The burial was only slightly in the unit and surrounded by a circle of 6 rocks. The dog skull was south of this circle. There is not mention of bag 209 in the notebooks. "3S, 0E" was a marker on the edge of the unit. J. Milhausen 8/6/2009 45SJ280/LB110 is a level bag from this same unit "3S, 0E" that has been designated as associated funerary objects because human remains were removed from it. The original level bag list stops at LB208 so it appears that this number was assigned at the Burke. This does not appear to be a true level bag, rather an bag containing dog remains and sediment. It does not appear to have a connection to burial 4 based on its provenance. M. Noble 08/07/2009

Stone, bone, charcoal, and sediment from Level Bag; Exact date of excavation is unknown. GJS 05/05/2009; No description on field inventory

Soil and flotation samples. Samples are rebagged and uncataloged. Bags are not in numerical order. Former Burke Museum Box #: n/a.

Sediment sample. Original bag label is included, "soil from sw corner, red with charcoal". Field catalog description: field sample # 35; catalog # 35.1; "soil".

Sediment sample. Field catalog description: field sample # 21; catalog # 21.2; "soil sample 2".

Sediment sample. Original bag information was cut out and placed in the cataloged bag "depth test, unit 2, soil sample 28.2 + rx. 7 28.3". Field catalog description: field sample # 28; catalog # 28.2; "soil sample".