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Lab number
GSC-3349
Material dated
charred organic matter; matière organique carbonisée
Locality
on the main area of raised beaches on the north side of the Cape Herschel Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
39 E/11
Submitter
P. Schledermann
Date submitted
October 31, 0097
Measured Age
4030 ± 110
Normalized Age
4110 ± 110
δ13C (per mil)
-20.2
Significance
Palaeoeskimo, AST; Paléoesquimau, Microlithique de l'Arctique
Context
component 1, feature 1, beneath stones in the hearth of the southern structure, 14.7 m asl
Additional information
The sample was mainly bone, 4.0 g after pretreatment, and it was mixed with dead gas for counting.
Comments
SdFi-7, Blake: Judging from the 13C ratio, GSC-3349 probably consisted of terrestrial mammal bone. Schledermann gives the Borden designation as SdFh-4.

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