973.2.4 - fractured left caribou mandible
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Object Typemodified bone
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Kobuk River
Date Collected1972
Item Details
Object Typemodified bone
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Kobuk River
Date Collected1972
Accession Number
973.2.4
Title
fractured left caribou mandible
Object Status
original
Category
floral/faunal remains
Object Type
modified bone
Portion
body
Creator
unknown
Place Collected
North America: United States, Alaska, Kobuk River
Place Collected Details
Onion Portage
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Cultural Region
Subarctic
Collected By
Schweger, Dr. Charlie
Date Collected
1972
Provenience
surface collection
Materials
organic > faunal > bone
Description
Caribou mandible fractured to remove marrow. Fragment is of the body of the mandible.
Credit Line
Schweger, Dr. Charlie
Scientific Name
Rangifer tarandus
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Citation
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Page Citation
"973.2.4 - fractured left caribou mandible, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-1432. Accessed 04 Sep. 2025.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Rangifer
Species
Rangifer tarandus
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Taxonomic Hierarchy for Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
- Kingdom Animalia
- Kingdom Plantae
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