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Lab number
Beta-62584
Field number
CMC-1451
Material dated
caribou bone collagen; collagène osseux de caribou
Taxa dated
Rangifer tarandus (5.9 g)
Locality
on the Old Horton River channel, Cape Bathurst Peninsula, Arctic coast, Northwest Territories
Map sheet
97 F/04
Submitter
R. Le Blanc
Date submitted
August 9, 0097
Normalized Age
5610 ± 65
δ13C (per mil)
-20.0
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, anomalous, old; Paléoesquimau, anormal, vieux
Context
near a hearth feature, 5 cm depth
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Rangifer tarandus
Additional information
AMS date: ETH-10483
Comments
ObRw-11: The collection generally indicates an early Palaeoeskimo affiliation, but a single specimen of caribou bone yielded two AMS dates that suggest an earlier occupation of this site.

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