Determining seasonality of mussel collection from an early historic Inuit site, labrador, Canada: Comparing thin-sections with high-resolution stable oxygen isotope analysis

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
• Main Authors: Burchell, Meghan, Stopp, Marianne P., Cannon, Aubrey, Hallmann, Nadine, Schöne, Bernd R.
• Other Authors: 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)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: Seasonality; Labrador; Mollusk growth analysis; Shell midden; Stable oxygen isotopes; Inuit; Mussels; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Canada; Schooner Cove; inuit
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02620134; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.02.016

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...