Paleoecological perspectives on landscape history and anthropogenic impacts at Uivak Point, Labrador, since AD 1400

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Roy, Natasha, Woollett, James, Bhiry, Najat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2015
• Subjects: Fontana; Okak; Okak Bay; inuit; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683615591350; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0959683615591350; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0959683615591350

Archaeological and paleoecological investigations were undertaken at Uivak Point (HjCl-09 located in Okak Bay, Labrador), a site that consists of a winter village comprising the ruins of nine sod houses and a number of tent ring, cache, and other structures. The site was occupied during the late 18t...