Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska
We explore marine reservoir effects (MREs) in seal bones from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas regions. Ringed and bearded seals have served as dietary staples in human populations along the coasts of Arctic northeast Asia and North America for several millennia. Radiocarbon (14C) dates on seal...
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ftportlandstate:oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:anth_fac-1236 2023-05-15T15:04:24+02:00 Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska Reuther, Joshua Shirar, Scott Mason, Owen Anderson, Shelby L Coltrain, Joan B. Freeburg, Adam Bowers, Peter Alix, Claire Darwent, Christyann M. Norman, Lauren Y.E. 2020-12-10T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anth_fac/235 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=anth_fac unknown PDXScholar https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anth_fac/235 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=anth_fac © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona This is an Open Access article, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations Anthropology text 2020 ftportlandstate 2022-01-09T19:59:25Z We explore marine reservoir effects (MREs) in seal bones from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas regions. Ringed and bearded seals have served as dietary staples in human populations along the coasts of Arctic northeast Asia and North America for several millennia. Radiocarbon (14C) dates on seal bones and terrestrial materials (caribou, plants seeds, wood, and wood charcoal) were compared from archaeological sites in the Bering Strait region of northwestern Alaska to assess MREs in these sea mammals over time. We also compared these results to 14C dates on modern seal specimens collected in AD 1932 and 1946 from the Bering Sea region. Our paired archaeological samples were recovered from late Holocene archaeological features, including floors from dwellings and cache pits, that date between 1600 and 130 cal BP. 14C dates on seal bones from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas show differences [R(t)] of 800 ± 140 years from to their terrestrial counterparts, and deviations of 404 ± 112 years (ΔR) from the marine calibration curve. Text Arctic Bering Sea Bering Strait Chukchi Alaska Portland State University: PDXScholar Arctic Bering Sea Bering Strait |
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We explore marine reservoir effects (MREs) in seal bones from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas regions. Ringed and bearded seals have served as dietary staples in human populations along the coasts of Arctic northeast Asia and North America for several millennia. Radiocarbon (14C) dates on seal bones and terrestrial materials (caribou, plants seeds, wood, and wood charcoal) were compared from archaeological sites in the Bering Strait region of northwestern Alaska to assess MREs in these sea mammals over time. We also compared these results to 14C dates on modern seal specimens collected in AD 1932 and 1946 from the Bering Sea region. Our paired archaeological samples were recovered from late Holocene archaeological features, including floors from dwellings and cache pits, that date between 1600 and 130 cal BP. 14C dates on seal bones from the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas show differences [R(t)] of 800 ± 140 years from to their terrestrial counterparts, and deviations of 404 ± 112 years (ΔR) from the marine calibration curve. |
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Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska |
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Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska |
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Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska |
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Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska |
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Marine Reservoir Effects in Seal (Phocidae) Bones in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas, Northwestern Alaska |
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marine reservoir effects in seal (phocidae) bones in the northern bering and chukchi seas, northwestern alaska |
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona This is an Open Access article, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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