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Author : Bhiry, N.; and Dominique, M.
Date : 2008.
Title : The geoarcheology and archeobotany of archaeological site JpEi-10, Igloo Island, Quaqtaq, Nunavik, Canada.
Publication : Sixth World Archaeological Congress. June 29 - July 4, 2008. Dublin, Ireland.
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Abstract
A geoarcheological and archeobotanical study of a paleoeskimo site was undertaken in order to identify site-formation processes. Site JpEi-10 is located on Igloo Island, on the south bank of the Hudson Straits. The study site is a peat deposit situated between two successive beach crests, close to a small marsh. Samples from the edge of the site, which consists of a remarkable section of stratigraphy 50cm thick that contains alternating brown organic beds and light-coloured sand beds, were examined in the laboratory. Macrofossil and pollen data made it possible to reconstruct the local and regional vegetation, from which the climatic changes that occurred over the last 2500 years can be inferred. The geoarcheological study includes extra-site geomorphology as well as the sedimentology and micromorphology of archeological sediments. The findings emphasize the significant role played by anthropogenic as well as natural factors in the formation and evolution of the site.
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