Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis
International audience Stable oxygen isotope (delta O-18) analysis of mussels (Mytilus sp.) from a 16th to mid-18th century Inuit site in southern Labrador, Canada, indicates multiple seasons of shellfish collection, and by proxy, multiple seasons of site occupation. High-resolution delta O-18 sampl...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02620134v1 2023-08-27T04:10:16+02:00 Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis Burchell, Meghan Stopp, Marianne P. Cannon, Aubrey Hallmann, Nadine Schöne, Bernd R. Mc Master University Parks Canada Agency Partenaires INRAE Department of Applied and Analytical Paleontology, University of Mainz Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) 2018 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02620134 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016 hal-02620134 https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02620134 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016 PRODINRA: 467111 WOS: 000449797000111 ISSN: 2352-409X EISSN: 2352-4103 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02620134 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018, 21, pp.1215-1224. ⟨10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016⟩ Seasonality Labrador Mollusk growth analysis Shell midden Stable oxygen isotopes Inuit Mussels [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016 2023-08-05T23:29:55Z International audience Stable oxygen isotope (delta O-18) analysis of mussels (Mytilus sp.) from a 16th to mid-18th century Inuit site in southern Labrador, Canada, indicates multiple seasons of shellfish collection, and by proxy, multiple seasons of site occupation. High-resolution delta O-18 sampling of shell permits a precise season of mussel collection since the temperature and freshwater signal of the local water is retained in the shell. Live-collected specimens of Mytilus sp. obtained from Labrador, were analyzed for stable oxygen isotopes and for growth patterns. These data were used to interpret results from the archaeological shells. Growth pattern analysis was conducted to test the relationship between delta O-18 values, growth lines and shell colour. Of the two approaches, high-resolution delta O-18 sampling proved to be more reliable for determining seasonality, and showed that the Inuit at Schooner Cove harvested mussels primarily during the spring months, with some harvesting evident in the winter and autumn. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Canada Schooner Cove ENVELOPE(-55.748,-55.748,52.567,52.567) Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 21 1215 1224 |
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Seasonality Labrador Mollusk growth analysis Shell midden Stable oxygen isotopes Inuit Mussels [SDE]Environmental Sciences Burchell, Meghan Stopp, Marianne P. Cannon, Aubrey Hallmann, Nadine Schöne, Bernd R. Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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International audience Stable oxygen isotope (delta O-18) analysis of mussels (Mytilus sp.) from a 16th to mid-18th century Inuit site in southern Labrador, Canada, indicates multiple seasons of shellfish collection, and by proxy, multiple seasons of site occupation. High-resolution delta O-18 sampling of shell permits a precise season of mussel collection since the temperature and freshwater signal of the local water is retained in the shell. Live-collected specimens of Mytilus sp. obtained from Labrador, were analyzed for stable oxygen isotopes and for growth patterns. These data were used to interpret results from the archaeological shells. Growth pattern analysis was conducted to test the relationship between delta O-18 values, growth lines and shell colour. Of the two approaches, high-resolution delta O-18 sampling proved to be more reliable for determining seasonality, and showed that the Inuit at Schooner Cove harvested mussels primarily during the spring months, with some harvesting evident in the winter and autumn. |
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Mc Master University Parks Canada Agency Partenaires INRAE Department of Applied and Analytical Paleontology, University of Mainz Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) |
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Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic inuit site, labrador, canada: comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis |
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ISSN: 2352-409X EISSN: 2352-4103 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02620134 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2018, 21, pp.1215-1224. ⟨10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016⟩ |
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