Eskimo Stone House Ruins on the East Side of Hudson Bay: A Correction

• Published in: American Antiquity
• Main Author: Manning, T. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1948
• Subjects: Museology; Archeology; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); History; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Marcopeet Islands; eskimo*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/275433; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S000273160001859X

In 1944 when I was at Port Harrison, I enquired if there were any Eskimo stone house ruins in the region, but the Eskimos knew of none except ”strong“ tent rings. Because of this, and from the reactions of our Eskimo crew to the houses and strong tent rings on the King. George and Marcopeet islands, I concluded1 that if there were any Thule type houses on the mainland they were too old to be easily recognized. In 1946, I was again working for the Geodetic Service in that area. Through enquiries at Port Harrison, I heard of two groups of ruins, and at three out of our five stops on the Hudson Bay coast, I accidentally stumbled on other groups. Thus, not only are there house ruins on this coast, but they appear to be quite numerous.