Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen
Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this...
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ftstockholmuniv:oai:DiVA.org:su-184652 2023-05-15T15:07:48+02:00 Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen Harris, Alison J. T. Elliott, Deirdre A. Guiry, Eric J. Von Tersch, Matthew Rankin, Lisa Whitridge, Peter Alexander, Michelle Eriksson, Gunilla Grimes, Vaughan 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184652 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102424 eng eng Stockholms universitet, Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur University of York, UK; Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Journal of Archaeological Science : Reports, 2352-409X, 2020, 32, orcid:0000-0001-8017-7188 orcid:0000-0002-9926-6524 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184652 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102424 ISI:000553815100012 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Sled dogs Stable isotopes Inuit Labrador Arctic Archaeology Arkeologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftstockholmuniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102424 2023-02-23T21:41:03Z Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this paper, we conduct stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis of the skeletal remains of dogs (n=35) and wild fauna (n=68) from sites located on the north and south coasts of Labrador to characterize dog provisioning between the 15th to early 19th centuries. In addition, we analyse bone (n=20) and dentine (n=4) collagen from dogs from Double Mer Point, a communal house site in Hamilton Inlet to investigate how dog diets intersected with Inuit subsistence and trade activities at a local level. We find that dog diets were largely composed of marine mammal protein, but that dogs on the north coast consumed more caribou and fish relative to dogs from the central and south coast sites. The diets of dogs from Double Mer Point were the most heterogenous of any site, suggesting long-distance movement of people and/or animals along the coast. ArchSci2020 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Stockholm University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Canada Double Mer ENVELOPE(-58.379,-58.379,54.227,54.227) Hamilton Inlet ENVELOPE(-57.681,-57.681,54.308,54.308) Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 32 102424 |
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Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this paper, we conduct stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis of the skeletal remains of dogs (n=35) and wild fauna (n=68) from sites located on the north and south coasts of Labrador to characterize dog provisioning between the 15th to early 19th centuries. In addition, we analyse bone (n=20) and dentine (n=4) collagen from dogs from Double Mer Point, a communal house site in Hamilton Inlet to investigate how dog diets intersected with Inuit subsistence and trade activities at a local level. We find that dog diets were largely composed of marine mammal protein, but that dogs on the north coast consumed more caribou and fish relative to dogs from the central and south coast sites. The diets of dogs from Double Mer Point were the most heterogenous of any site, suggesting long-distance movement of people and/or animals along the coast. ArchSci2020 |
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Harris, Alison J. T. Elliott, Deirdre A. Guiry, Eric J. Von Tersch, Matthew Rankin, Lisa Whitridge, Peter Alexander, Michelle Eriksson, Gunilla Grimes, Vaughan |
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Harris, Alison J. T. Elliott, Deirdre A. Guiry, Eric J. Von Tersch, Matthew Rankin, Lisa Whitridge, Peter Alexander, Michelle Eriksson, Gunilla Grimes, Vaughan |
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Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets : Insights from δ13C and δ15N analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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diversity in labrador inuit sled dog diets : insights from δ13c and δ15n analysis of dog bone and dentine collagen |
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Stockholms universitet, Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet |
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