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Lab number
I-12137
Material dated
fox bone collagen; collagène osseux de renard
Taxa dated
Alopex lagopus
Locality
Bettison Point, Back Bay, 18 m asl, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
68 D/10
Submitter
P. Ramsden
Date submitted
August 13, 0098
Normalized Age
3520 ± 90
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Predorset; Paléoesquimau; Prédorsétien
Context
feature 16, in house floor, 18 m asl
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Phoca sp, Rangifer tarandus, Alopex lagopus
Additional information
It is assumed that this date is corrected for isotopic fractionation.
Comments
PjLd-5, Matoos: The radiocarbon date is consistent with the early style of harpoon head found at this site.

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