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Lab number
Beta-15391
Material dated
willow? charcoal; charbon de saule?
Taxa dated
Salix sp.?
Locality
Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
48 G/09
Submitter
J.W. Helmer
Date submitted
August 26, 0098
Normalized Age
3800 ± 90
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Predorset, anomalous, old; Paléoesquimau; Prédorsétien, anormal
Stratigraphic component
Feature 17
Context
feature 17, an amorphous tent ring, 6-7 m asl
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Dicrostonyx sp, Cetacea, Canis sp, Alopex lagopus, Ursus maritimus, Odobenus rosmarus, Phoca sp, Erignathus barbatus, Rangifer tarandus, Homo sapiens (fetal skeleton); Aves, Chen caerulescens
Additional information
This small sample was given extended counting time.
Comments
QkHn-27, Rocky Point: This is the type site of Helmer's Rocky Point complex, the fourth episode of Palaeoeskimo occupation in the north Devon lowlands. Helmer considers both dates to be older than the 3200-2800 BP time range inferred from comparative analysis. Feature 17 contained the nearly complete skeleton of a human fetus, 7-12 weeks premature.

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