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Radiocarbon dating of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) remains from Greenland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Ole Bennike  and
Claus Andreasen
Ole Bennike
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Claus Andreasen
Affiliation:
Greenland National Museum and Archives, Hans Egedes Vej 8, P. O. Box 145, DK-3900 Nuuk, Greenland
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Abstract

Radiocarbon age determinations of 32 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) remains show that the species has been a member of the Greenland fauna since at least the middle Holocene. The oldest date is 7280–7160 calendar years BP. However, most dated remains come from archaeological sites and are of late Holocene age

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Polar Record , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 361 - 365
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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