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Lab number
Beta-70226
Material dated
caribou bone collagen; collagène osseux de caribou
Taxa dated
Rangifer tarandus antler
Locality
Herschel Island, Yukon Territory
Map sheet
117 D/12
Submitter
T.M. Friesen
Date submitted
May 12, 0097
Measured Age
260 ± 50
Normalized Age
350 ± 50
δ13C (per mil)
-19.9
Significance
Neoeskimo; Néoesquimau
Stratigraphic component
House 2
Context
House 2, beneath sleeping platform
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Rangifer tarandus
Comments
NjVj-1, Avadlek Spit, comment (T.M. Friesen): the artifact samples from House 1 and 2 at NjVj-1 are generally indicative of the late Western Thule period. Ringed and conically-knobbed arrowheads predominate, while the one harpoon head is an ornate example of the Nunagiak Barbed type. The earlier of the two dates (Beta-70226) is consistent with this interpretation and was derived from a secure context under the House 2 sleeping platform. The later date (Beta-70225), on the other hand, was derived from the House 1 fill, and may represent an intrusive artifact deposited during a more recent occupation of the site. In sum, the late Western Thule component at this site can be tentatively dated to approximately 350 years BP.

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