Dorset and Thule Inuit occupations of Qikirtajuaq (Smith Island), Nunavik, Canada: a palaeoecological approach

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: Bhiry, Najat, Marguerie, Dominique, Weetaluktuk, Tommy, Desrosiers, Pierre M., Todisco, Dominique, Desroches Bourgon, Myosotis, Aoustin, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; Nunavik; Canada; Hudson; Long Island; Smith Island; Akulivik; inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bor.12515; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bor.12515; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/bor.12515

Qikirtajuaq is a long island facing the Inuit village of Akulivik on the northeastern coast of Hudson Bay (Canada) that is rich in archaeological sites. Kangiakallak‐1 (JeGn‐2), one of the main sites on this island, is a large multicomponent site that includes Dorset and Thule Inuit winter houses. T...