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Canada / NT / PjRa-2 (Umingmak) / GSC-651
- Lab number
- GSC-651
- Field number
- CMC- 110
- Material dated
- burned wood and bone; bois et os brûle
- Locality
- at the north end of Shoran Lake, northern Banks Island, Northwest Territories
- Map sheet
- 98 D/09
- Submitter
- W.E. Taylor, Jr.
- Date submitted
- September 2, 0097
- Measured Age
- 3420 ± 150
- Normalized Age
- 3420 ± 150
- δ13C (per mil)
- -25.0
- Significance
- Palaeoeskimo, Predorset; Paléoesquimau, Prédorsétien
- Context
- twigs and burned bone, area A, test cut 9, in midden, 10-18 cm depth
- Associated taxa
- Mammalia: Ovibos moschatus
- Additional information
- It is assumed that wood was the main constituent.
- Comments
- PjRa-2, Umingmak: This is a multicomponent Pre-Dorset site of buried middens and frequent scattered surface cultural debris. GSC-651 and GSC-669 are slightly younger than expected, but they are consistent and quite acceptable. Wilmeth lists this site as PiRa-2.