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up with sedimentation (Garrison, 1975, 0.264).
Archaeological s on the Arrow Lakes located near stream

sedimentation and downcutting. Sedimentation through active aluv-
ial siltation has occurred over broad areas during ! high water lev-
els. Sediment ouiid up on site ioc

has affected the pattern of creex fi

water levels. Alterations in the pat

savtdeularly ‘signifi centtd: dents oysigiGaiyediees abbelishding?

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downcutting has occurred cn many sites and ‘some sites have been
entirely washed away. DeUm:2, Dxom:3, and naGi:9 are examples of

sites where surface runoff has been oarticularly destructive.

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Ice movement nas hed a direct affect on many archaeological
sites, particularly those sites north of Edgewood. South of Edge-

wood, the Lower Arrow Lake is often

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ee of ice throughout the
winter. Ice movement has aifec ed shoreline sites through direct

surface abrasion.

The main. affect of wind on archaeological sites has been

been exposed. ‘Wind erosion has increased weathering of sites con-

siderably.

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