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Lab number
TO-3747
Material dated
caribou bone collagen; collagène osseux de caribou
Taxa dated
Rangifer tarandus long bone
Locality
southeastern Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
58 G/12
Submitter
J.W. Helmer
Date submitted
August 27, 0098
Normalized Age
1550 ± 50
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Dorset; Paléoesquimau, Dorsétien
Context
central area, midden feature 78, a linear organic patch, 22 m long by 4 m wide
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Lepus arcticus, Rangifer tarandus, Dicrostonyx torquatus, Odobenus rosmarus, Erignathus barbatus, Alopex lagopus, Phoca sp, Cetacea; Aves, Strigidae, Tetraonidae, Fringillidae, Anserinae, Aythyinae, Laridae; Pisces, Salmonidae
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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