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Lab number
S-1977
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
in the Little Passage separating the mainland from Long Island, southern Newfoundland
Map sheet
1 M/12
Submitter
G. Penney
Date submitted
October 14, 0097
Measured Age
1335 ± 115
Normalized Age
1335 ± 115
δ13C (per mil)
-25.0
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Dorset; Paléoesquimau, Dorsétien
Context
stratified area 35 cm below the sod zone
Comments
CjAx-1, L'Anse à Flamme: Three prehistoric components include Maritime Archaic, Palaeoeskimo, and a recent Indian occupation. The recent Indian component is assigned to the Little Passage complex. The Palaeoeskimo component represents a Dorset occupation that yielded a single rim sherd of Point Peninsula pottery presumed to be an exotic item obtained by trade. It is the first aboriginal potsherd found in Newfoundland.

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