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- Lab number
- GSC-6576
- Field number
- 00-DCA-011a
- Material dated
- wood; bois
- Taxa dated
- Picea? sp. driftwood (11.6 g, id. by R.J. Mott)
- Locality
- north-central coast of Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
- Map sheet
- 87 E/5
- Submitter
- A.S. Dyke and J.M. Savelle
- Date submitted
- February 26, 2002
- Measured Age
- 620 ± 50
- Normalized Age
- 620 ± 50
- δ13C (per mil)
- -25.3
- Significance
- Neoeskimo, Thule; Néoesquimau, Thuléen
- Context
- coss-slat of a komatik on the surface of raised beach gravel, 14.5 m asl
- Associated taxa
- Mammalia: Rangifer tarandus
- Additional information
- The surface was removed, and the wood was cut into slivers to search for contaminants.
- Comments
- ObPk-5 (00-DCA-011): Pieces of a disintegrated komatik were lying on the surface of a raised beach at 14.5 m elevation 10 m from a stream. It was made of very well preserved light yellowish brown wood. Wood cross slats and sled shoe pieces made of caribou antler are preserved. A part of a cross slat (11a) and a shoe piece (11b) were collected. Measurements of the cross slats: 57 x 4.5 cm; 56 x 6.5 cm; 56 x 5.5 cm; 58 x 5.0 cm; 53 x 6.5 cm; 49 x 2.5 cm, incomplete. Measurements of the shoe pieces: 30.5 x 3.5 cm, 7 drilled holes; 25.5 x 2.5 cm, 4 holes; 13 x 2.8 cm, 4 holes; 13.5 x 3.0 cm, 5 holes.