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Lab number
TO-4533
Material dated
muskox bone collagen; collagène osseux de boeuf musqué
Taxa dated
Ovibos moschatus horn core
Locality
southeastern Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
58 G/12
Submitter
J.W. Helmer
Date submitted
August 27, 0098
Normalized Age
1060 ± 80
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Dorset; Paléoesquimau, Dorsétien
Context
north area, semi-subterranean house feature 59
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Ovibos moschatus, Dicrostonyx torquatus, Erignathus barbatus, Alopex lagopus, Odobenus rosmarus, Rangifer tarandus, Phoca sp; Aves, Anserinae, Laridae, Aythyinae
Additional information
AMS date
Comments
QjJx-10, Tasiarulik: This site represents primarily late Dorset occupations with the possibility of the oldest date, from feature 30, representing an unexpected middle Dorset presence in this area.

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