Ostrova De-Longa: an analysis of palaeoenvironmental data

ABSTRACT Data were obtained during an interdisciplinary project carried out on the Ostrova De-Longa (De Long Islands) in 1987–90. The archipelago—consisting ofthree islands discovered by an American expedition underGeorge Washington De Long in 1879—81 and two islands discovered by a Russian expediti...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Makeyev, Vyacheslav, Pitul'ko, Vladimir, Kasparov, Aleksey
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Ostrova
De Long Islands
Long Islands
Ostrov Zhokhova
Zhokhova
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400028035
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400028035
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Summary:ABSTRACT Data were obtained during an interdisciplinary project carried out on the Ostrova De-Longa (De Long Islands) in 1987–90. The archipelago—consisting ofthree islands discovered by an American expedition underGeorge Washington De Long in 1879—81 and two islands discovered by a Russian expedition led by Boris Vil'kitskiy in 1913— 14—have rarely been visited and even less investigated. Information relating to the glaciology, palaeogeography, flora, and palaeozoology from the end of the Pleistocene and the Early Holocene was studied. Traces of a Mesolithic culture from as far back as 8000 BP were discovered on Ostrov Zhokhova, and information about the adaptive capabilities and hunting practices of this aboriginal culture was obtained. Excavations indicate that the site explored on Ostrov Zhokhova is one of the oldest in the high Arctic.

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