Abstract

Archaeological excavations were conducted by I. R. Wilson Consultants in 1991, 1994 and 1995 at the Baker Site EdQx 43 near Kamloops, British Columbia as part of proposed improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway. These excavations revealed several intact house pits and associated artifacts and faunal remains dating to between 4,200 and 4,400 BP making them the oldest recorded house pits in the interior of British Columbia. This site has important implications for cultural chronology, sedentism, and cultural complexity in the British Columbia Interior.