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Lab number
AA-41512
Field number
00-DCA-174
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Taxa dated
Salix sp. (72 mg, id. by R.J. Mott)
Locality
west side of Page Point, north-central shore of Prince Albert Sound, Victoria Island, Northwest Territories
Map sheet
87 E/10
Submitter
A.S. Dyke and J.M. Savelle
Date submitted
February 25, 2002
Normalized Age
3446 ± 47
δ13C (per mil)
-27.2
Significance
Palaeoeskimo; Paléoesquimau
Context
hearth in an isolated midpassage, 2-5 cm depth, 12 m asl
Additional information
The sample was leached in HCl, giving a strong initial reaction.
Comments
OePf-9 (00-DCA-174): This site contains an isolated midpassage and a group of three Palaeoeskimo dwelling features on medium beach gravel. Charcoal was collected from 2-5 cm depth in a hearth in the isolated feature. The hearth measures about 30 x 30 cm and the midpassage 2.35 x 1.35 m.

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