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Lab number
GSC-6477
Field number
99-DCA-223
Material dated
wood; bois
Taxa dated
Picea sp. driftwood (11.4 g, id. by R.J. Mott)
Locality
north shore of Austin Bay, Wollaston Peninsula, Victoria Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
87 A/10 E
Submitter
A.S. Dyke and J.M. Savelle
Date submitted
February 26, 2002
Measured Age
2700 ± 70
Normalized Age
2710 ± 70
δ13C (per mil)
-24.5
Significance
culture?
Context
jammed into a boulder tent ring, 3.75 m asl
Additional information
Surface and wood along cracks was removed, revealing light brown interior wood which was cut into splinters to search for contaminants.
Comments
NdPd-3 (99-DCA-223): This site includes 19 boulder meat caches and 11 heavy boulder tent rings spread along about 150 m on the crest of a drumlin. The tent rings are apparently of two ages, one entirely vegetated, the other lightly (about 20%) vegetated. A sample of driftwood jammed into one of the older tent rings was collected. The site is on the wave eroded crest of a drumlin forming a coastal headland. The lower part of the well vegetated tent rings are 3.75 m aht. The elevation of the tent ring with the dated wood was unfortunately not recorded, but is somewhat more than 3.75 m. A muskox humerus rests on the surface (collected by J. Savelle).

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