Identification of Ancient Feather Fragments Found in Melting Alpine Ice Patches in Southern Yukon

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Dove, Carla J., Hare, P. Gregory, Heacker, Marcy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: Yukon ice patches; feather identification; archaeological artifacts; radiocarbon dates; plaques de glace dans le Yukon; identification de plumes; artefacts archéologiques; datation au radiocarbone; Blanche; Découverte; Yukon; Arctic; Falco rusticolus; gyrfalcon; Subarctic; subarctique*; faucon gerfaut
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63448

Twelve ancient artifacts or fragmented feather samples recovered from melting alpine ice patches in southern Yukon were analyzed in order to identify the species of birds associated with the ice patches or used on weapons recovered from these sites. The identification of bird species used by ancient...