IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM SITES 45LE511 AND 45LE803, LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Single charcoal samples from sites 45LE511 and 45LE803 in Lewis County, Washington, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sites are believed to represent multi-component camps with lithic artifacts reflecting stone tool production and/or maintenance. Site 45LE511 is believed to represent Seal Island/Ilwaco I phase occupations from 4000 BC to AD 200. Projectile points from 45LE803 suggest Ilwaco I (Columbia Estruary) occupations from AD 0 to AD 1050. Identification of charcoal will provide information concerning wood types burned as fuel at these sites, while radiocarbon dating will provide temporal information.