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Lab number
GX-1273
Material dated
fir charcoal; charbon de sapin
Taxa dated
Abies sp.?
Locality
at Cape Ray, 16 km northwest of Port aux Basques, southwestern Newfoundland
Map sheet
11 O/11
Submitter
U. Linnamae
Date submitted
August 22, 0097
Normalized Age
0
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Dorset, anomalous, old; Paléoesquimau, Dorsétien, anormal, vieux
Context
hearth, Area F, trench 8
Associated taxa
Flora: Abies sp
Additional information
The source of this ancient material has not been determined.
Comments
CjBt-1, Cape Ray Light: This was probably a spring and summer seal hunting and fishing station occupied repeatedly over a long period of time.

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