Radiocarbon dating of walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus ) remains from Greenland

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Andreasen, Claus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Greenland; Odobenus rosmarus; Polar Record; walrus*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247407006754; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247407006754

ABSTRACT Radiocarbon age determinations of 32 walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus ) remains show that the species has been a member of the Greenland fauna since at least the middle Holocene. The oldest date is 7280–7160 calendar years BP. However, most dated remains come from archaeological sites and are of late Holocene age