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Lab number
GSC-6578
Field number
00-DCA-072
Material dated
wood; bois
Taxa dated
Picea? sp. driftwood (12.7 gm id. by R.J. Mott)
Locality
northeast coast of Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
Map sheet
87 E/2
Submitter
A.S. Dyke and J.M. Savelle
Date submitted
February 26, 2002
Measured Age
560 ± 60
Normalized Age
580 ± 60
δ13C (per mil)
-23.75
Significance
Neoeskimo, Thule; Néoesquimau, Thuléen
Context
komatik runner on the surface of beach gravel, 9 m asl
Additional information
Dark brown, checked and crumbly exterior wood was removed. Interior yellow-brown wood was cut into slivers to check for contaminants.
Comments
ObPf-3 (00-DCA-072): A disintegrated, scattered komatik occurs beside boulder meat caches on a raised beach. The komatik runners and cross-slats are made of driftwood. This wood is considerably more weathered than the other komatik samples collected from the region. Runner 1 is 145 cm long, 15 cm widest, with 4 lashing holes remaining. Runner 2 is 138 cm long, 10 cm maximum remaining width, with 8 remaining lashing holes. Cross-slats: 61.0 x 9.2 cm; 61.0 x 4.5 cm; 61.0 x 4.5 cm; 53.5 x 5.0 cm (incomplete); and 56.0 x 7.5 cm. A piece of runner 2 was collected for dating.

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