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Raven Skeletons from Paleoindian Contexts, Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Jonathan C. Driver
Jonathan C. Driver*
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Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6Canada
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Abstract

Two raven skeletons were excavated from Charlie Lake Cave, British Columbia, in association with Paleoindian occupations dated at about 10,500 and 9500 B.P. The distribution and condition of the bones, the association with artifacts, the configuration and location of the site, and data from ethnographic and historic sources contribute to the argument that the two ravens were deposited deliberately by people.

Résumé

Résumé

Dos esqueletos de cuervo (Corvus corax) se excavaron en Charlie Lake Cave, Columbia Británica, en asociación con ocupaciones paleoindias fechadas alrededor de 10.500 y 9.500 a.P. La distribución y condición de los huesos, la asociación con artefactos, la configuración y ubicación de sitio, y los datos de fuentes etnográficas e históricas contribuyen al argumento que los dos Cuervos fueron de positados intencionalmente por seres humanos.

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American Antiquity , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 289 - 298
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1999

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