An early Holocene caribou antler from northern Ellesmere Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago

During the last glaciation of northern Ellesmere Island many areas remained ice‐free. A caribou antler from deglacial‐marine sediments in Clements Markham Inlet dates 8,415 ± 135 B.P. (S‐2501). If locally derived it places caribou at the northern limit of their contemporary range at the onset of deg...

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Published in:Boreas
Main Authors: STEWART, THOMAS G., ENGLAND, JOHN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1986
Subjects:
Arctic
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Clements Markham
Clements Markham Inlet
Ellesmere Island
Markham
Arctic Archipelago
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1986.tb00739.x
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Summary:During the last glaciation of northern Ellesmere Island many areas remained ice‐free. A caribou antler from deglacial‐marine sediments in Clements Markham Inlet dates 8,415 ± 135 B.P. (S‐2501). If locally derived it places caribou at the northern limit of their contemporary range at the onset of deglaciation in this area. Immediately to the south, on the Hazen Plateau, ice remained at its limit until c . 8,000 B.P. Therefore, this antler may indicate the presence of caribou during full glacial time.

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