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Lab number
BGS-2026
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
Assuukaaq, a small island near Burgoyne Bay on the south coast of Hudson Strait, near the Kangirsujuaq commmunity, Nouveau-Québec region, Northwest Territories
Map sheet
25 E/04
Submitter
Avataq Cultural Institute
Date submitted
April 9, 0099
Measured Age
545 ± 120
Normalized Age
560 ± 120
δ13C (per mil)
-24.12
Significance
Neoeskimo; Néoesquimau
Context
small alcove in the entrance passage of structure 1, a semi-subterranean dwelling
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Phocidae, Odobenus rosmarus, Rangifer tarandus
Comments
JhEv-3: The construction of a Neoeskimo semi-subterranean dwelling destroyed a previous Dorset structure. This is the first date on a Neoeskimo site in this area.

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