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Lab number
SI-2507
Material dated
charcoal; charbon de bois
Locality
on a ledge at the tip of the western arm of "Kivalekh Harbour" (informal name), on the north side of Okak Island, 10.7 m asl, Labrador
Map sheet
14 F/12
Submitter
S.L. Cox
Date submitted
June 26, 0097
Normalized Age
3475 ± 75
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Predorset; Paléoesquimau, Prédorsétien
Context
a concentration of Pre-Dorset artifacts and flakes
Comments
HjCl-6, Okak 6: This is a Pre-Dorset site with a radiocarbon date about 200-300 years younger than other Pre-Dorset dates in the region. Contamination from a minor Dorset component is possible, but the date may be accurate.

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