Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses.
We report on scientific analyses of the only well-preserved ancient human body ever recovered from a North American glacier. The body was found high in the mountains of northwest British Columbia at about 80 km from the nearest point of the strongly indented coast of southern Alaska. The geographica...
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ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:5831 2023-05-15T16:20:37+02:00 Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. Dickson, J. H. Richards, M. P. Hebda, R. J. Mudie, P. J. Beattie, O. Ramsay, S. Turner, N. J. Leighton, B. J. Webster, J. M. Hobischak, N. R. Anderson, G. S. Troffe, P. M. Wigen, R. J. 2004-05-01 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5831/ https://doi.org/10.1191/0959683604hl742rp unknown Sage dro:5831 issn:0959-6836 issn: 1477-0911 doi:10.1191/0959683604hl742rp http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5831/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/0959683604hl742rp The Holocene, 2004, Vol.14(4), pp.481-486 [Peer Reviewed Journal] Ancient frozen body Isotopes Palynology Macroscopic plant remains Parasitology ichthyology Carcinology Palaeodiet Late Holocene British Columbia Article PeerReviewed 2004 ftunivdurham https://doi.org/10.1191/0959683604hl742rp 2020-05-28T22:27:22Z We report on scientific analyses of the only well-preserved ancient human body ever recovered from a North American glacier. The body was found high in the mountains of northwest British Columbia at about 80 km from the nearest point of the strongly indented coast of southern Alaska. The geographical location suggests that the young man, aged about 20 years, could have lived either on the mild coast or in the continental interior. Preliminary environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and light microscope studies of the contents of the digestive tract reveal pollen of an intertidal salt-marsh plant and pieces of a marine crustacean. Remains of coastal zone plants (a fruit of a flowering plant and a needle of a coniferous tree) had adhered to the deceased's robe. Stable isotope analyses of bone and muscle show that more than 90% of the dietary protein was from marine sources. We conclude that this individual had strong coastal connections during his life and had been on the coast shortly before he died about 550 to 600 years ago. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Alaska Durham University: Durham Research Online The Holocene 14 4 481 486 |
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Ancient frozen body Isotopes Palynology Macroscopic plant remains Parasitology ichthyology Carcinology Palaeodiet Late Holocene British Columbia Dickson, J. H. Richards, M. P. Hebda, R. J. Mudie, P. J. Beattie, O. Ramsay, S. Turner, N. J. Leighton, B. J. Webster, J. M. Hobischak, N. R. Anderson, G. S. Troffe, P. M. Wigen, R. J. Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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We report on scientific analyses of the only well-preserved ancient human body ever recovered from a North American glacier. The body was found high in the mountains of northwest British Columbia at about 80 km from the nearest point of the strongly indented coast of southern Alaska. The geographical location suggests that the young man, aged about 20 years, could have lived either on the mild coast or in the continental interior. Preliminary environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) and light microscope studies of the contents of the digestive tract reveal pollen of an intertidal salt-marsh plant and pieces of a marine crustacean. Remains of coastal zone plants (a fruit of a flowering plant and a needle of a coniferous tree) had adhered to the deceased's robe. Stable isotope analyses of bone and muscle show that more than 90% of the dietary protein was from marine sources. We conclude that this individual had strong coastal connections during his life and had been on the coast shortly before he died about 550 to 600 years ago. |
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Dickson, J. H. Richards, M. P. Hebda, R. J. Mudie, P. J. Beattie, O. Ramsay, S. Turner, N. J. Leighton, B. J. Webster, J. M. Hobischak, N. R. Anderson, G. S. Troffe, P. M. Wigen, R. J. |
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Dickson, J. H. Richards, M. P. Hebda, R. J. Mudie, P. J. Beattie, O. Ramsay, S. Turner, N. J. Leighton, B. J. Webster, J. M. Hobischak, N. R. Anderson, G. S. Troffe, P. M. Wigen, R. J. |
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Dickson, J. H. |
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a North American glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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kwäday dän ts'ìnchì, the first ancient body of a man from a north american glacier : reconstructing his last days by intestinal and biomolecular analyses. |
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