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Lab number
S-1662
Field number
CMC-1027
Material dated
seal bone collagen; collagène osseux de phoque
Taxa dated
Phoca hispida long bones
Locality
on a small bay on the south coast of Grinnell Peninsula, Devon Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
59 B/06
Submitter
R. McGhee
Date submitted
August 17, 0097
Measured Age
3790 ± 60
Normalized Age
3950 ± 65
δ13C (per mil)
-15.0
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, Predorset; Paléoesquimau; Prédorsétien
Stratigraphic component
Gull Cliff component
Context
Gull Cliff component, midden extending east of Feature 9, on and in limestone gravel, 0-15 cm depth
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Phoca hispida, Erignathus barbatus, Rangifer tarandus, Canis sp, Ovibos moschatus, Alopex lagopus, Ursus maritimus, Lepus arcticus; Aves, Clangula hyemalis, Chen caerulescens
Additional information
S-1661 and S-1662 are splits of a single sample.
Comments
RbJu-1, Port Refuge: The Cold component is an Independence I site, 24 m asl, with 31 habitation structures. The Gull Cliff component is a Pre-Dorset site, 18 m asl, with 36 habitation structures and cache features. The Upper Beaches component is an Independence I site with 26 features along 700 m of raised beaches, 22-24 m asl.

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