Middle Dorset Communal Structures on Victoria Island
Abstract This paper describes a cluster of large communal structures in the Oxford Bay region of southeastern Victoria Island in Nunavut, Arctic Canada. The structures consist of linear stone outlines of up to 24 meters in length, and resemble the relatively well-documented Late Dorset longhouses wh...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/opar-2016-0015 2024-09-09T19:21:30+00:00 Middle Dorset Communal Structures on Victoria Island Friesen, T. Max 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opar-2016-0015 https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/opar/2/1/article-opar-2016-0015.xml.xml https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/journals/opar/2/1/article-opar-2016-0015.xml.xml unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 Open Archaeology volume 2, issue 1 ISSN 2300-6560 journal-article 2016 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2016-0015 2024-08-12T04:08:56Z Abstract This paper describes a cluster of large communal structures in the Oxford Bay region of southeastern Victoria Island in Nunavut, Arctic Canada. The structures consist of linear stone outlines of up to 24 meters in length, and resemble the relatively well-documented Late Dorset longhouses which have been found across much of the Eastern Arctic. However, radiocarbon dates indicate that the Oxford Bay structures were built and used from roughly 200 to 600-700 cal AD, placing them in the Middle Dorset period. Elsewhere, Middle Dorset communal structures are rare, making the Oxford Bay phenomenon unique. The sites are interpreted as resulting from population aggregations associated with the fall caribou hunt, and may represent direct predecessors of the more widespread Late Dorset longhouses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Nunavut Victoria Island victoria island De Gruyter Arctic Canada Nunavut Oxford Bay ENVELOPE(-106.113,-106.113,69.154,69.154) Open Archaeology 2 1 |
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Abstract This paper describes a cluster of large communal structures in the Oxford Bay region of southeastern Victoria Island in Nunavut, Arctic Canada. The structures consist of linear stone outlines of up to 24 meters in length, and resemble the relatively well-documented Late Dorset longhouses which have been found across much of the Eastern Arctic. However, radiocarbon dates indicate that the Oxford Bay structures were built and used from roughly 200 to 600-700 cal AD, placing them in the Middle Dorset period. Elsewhere, Middle Dorset communal structures are rare, making the Oxford Bay phenomenon unique. The sites are interpreted as resulting from population aggregations associated with the fall caribou hunt, and may represent direct predecessors of the more widespread Late Dorset longhouses. |
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Middle Dorset Communal Structures on Victoria Island |
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Middle Dorset Communal Structures on Victoria Island |
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