The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands

ABSTRACT. In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarid and their culturalkhronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in t...

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Main Author: James W. Helmer
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
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Key words
Arctic
Devon Island
prehistory
Palaeo-Eskimo
Pre-Dorset
Dorset
Northwest Territories
eskimo*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.492.8835
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-301.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarid and their culturalkhronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in reference to a high-mobility subsistence/settlement strategy model of High Arctic Palm-Eskimo socioecological adaptations.

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