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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2024

Sedimentary biomarkers and bone specimens reveal a history of prehistoric occupation on Somerset Island (Arctic Canada).

Lauren R Gallant, Kathryn E Hargan, Linda E Kimpe, Neal Michelutti, Christopher Grooms, James M Savelle, John P Smol, Jules M Blais

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Lauren R GallantDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Kathryn E HarganDepartment of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland , St. John's, NL A1B 3X9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2232-3711
Linda E KimpeDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
Neal MicheluttiDepartment of Biology, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Queen's University , Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5857-4811
Christopher GroomsDepartment of Biology, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Queen's University , Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
James M SavelleDepartment of Anthropology, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T7, Canada.
John P SmolDepartment of Biology, Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), Queen's University , Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2499-6696
Jules M BlaisDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7188-3598

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (N.S.E.R.C.)Polar Continental Shelf Program (P.C.S.P.)RGPNSW. Garfield Weston Foundation
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Abstract

Archaeological studies of pre-historic Arctic cultures are often limited to artefacts and architecture; such records may be incomplete and often do not provide a continuous record of past occupation. Here, we used lake sediment archives to supplement archaeological evidence to explore the history of Thule and Dorset populations on Somerset Island, Nunavut (Canada). We examined biomarkers in dated sediment cores from two ponds adjacent to abandoned Thule settlements (PaJs-3 and PaJs-13) and compared these to sediment cores from two ponds without past human occupation. Coprostanol and epicoprostanol, δ

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ArchaeologyBiomarkersBone and BonesGeologic SedimentsAnimalsArctic RegionsHumansLakesNunavutReindeerBiomarkersDorsetmetalsstable isotopessterols and stanolsThule

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