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Lab number
Beta-48306
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
on the north side of Cooper Island, 3 m asl, southern coast of Labrador
Map sheet
3 D/13
Submitter
M.P. Stopp
Date submitted
June 26, 0097
Normalized Age
1940 ± 70
Significance
Palaeoeskimo; Paléoesquimau
Context
hearth with burned fat, fired rock, and chert flakes
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Phoca sp
Comments
FfAw-1, Cooper Island 1: The site covers about 4000 sq m. The artifacts suggest Middle Dorset, but the dates suggest late Groswater or the transition from Early to Middle Dorset.

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