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Lab number
S-2780
Material dated
peat; tourbe
Locality
west shore of Burwash Bay, south-central Baffin Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
26 E/14
Submitter
D.R. Stenton
Date submitted
July 23, 0098
Measured Age
2815 ± 65
Normalized Age
2785 ± 115
δ13C (per mil)
-27.0
Significance
geoarchaeology; géoarchéologie
Context
basal peat section, northeast perimeter of the island component, overlying the Pre-Dorset cultural layer
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Rangifer tarandus, Alopex lagopus
Comments
LlDv-10, Sandy Point: This Pre-Dorset site is being destroyed by wave action, runoff, wind, and ice. Part of it has become an island and is distinguished as the island component as opposed to the mainland component. A basal peat date provides an estimate of the minimum age of the occupation.

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