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
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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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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.492.8835 2023-05-15T14:19:33+02:00 The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands James W. Helmer The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1990 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.492.8835 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-301.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.492.8835 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-301.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-301.pdf Key words Arctic Devon Island prehistory Palaeo-Eskimo Pre-Dorset Dorset text 1990 ftciteseerx 2016-08-14T00:05:43Z 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. Text Arctic Arctic Devon Island eskimo* Northwest Territories Unknown Arctic Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Northwest Territories
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Devon Island
prehistory
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Devon Island
prehistory
Palaeo-Eskimo
Pre-Dorset
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