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Lab number
Beta-35677
Material dated
mammal bone collagen; collagène osseux de mammifères
Taxa dated
terrestrial mammal
Locality
on the shore of Lake Hazen, east of the Adams River delta, west of the Turnstone River, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
340 D/09
Submitter
P. Sutherland
Date submitted
October 23, 0098
Measured Age
2980 ± 70
Normalized Age
3060 ± 70
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Independence I-II; Paléoesquimau, Indépendentien I-II
Context
house feature E
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Ovibos moschatus, Rangifer tarandus, Lepus sp, Aves, Pisces
Comments
TjFd-10, Rivendell: Three poorly defined dwelling features with hearths yielded an artifact assemblage exhibiting characteristics of both Independence I and Independence II. This is interpreted as a transition between these two Palaeoeskimo phases.

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