Archaeological Sites in the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula: Cultural Origin and Climatic Significance

ABSTRACT. Ruins of structures in Arctic Quebec and Labrador were investigated, all apparently less than 1,500 years old and abandoned by their Eskimo inhabitants more than 150 years ago. Similar-sized rectangular foundations at two sites near former sea level probably belong to the Thule culture. Th...

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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.549.7746 2023-05-15T14:19:32+02:00 Archaeological Sites in the Labrador-Ungava Peninsula: Cultural Origin and Climatic Significance Barry Matthews The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.549.7746 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic28-4-245.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.549.7746 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic28-4-245.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic28-4-245.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:27:37Z ABSTRACT. Ruins of structures in Arctic Quebec and Labrador were investigated, all apparently less than 1,500 years old and abandoned by their Eskimo inhabitants more than 150 years ago. Similar-sized rectangular foundations at two sites near former sea level probably belong to the Thule culture. That their occupants were in contact with Europeans at one time is suggested by the shapes of the foundations and the presence of carved and nailed artefacts. From radiocarbon dating of fossilized animal bones, it is concluded that some of the structures were occupied during a mild period 600-700 years ago. Climate and vegetation of that period were recon-structed from pollen analysis and fossil remains. RfiSUM6. Sites archéologiques dans la Phinsule du Labrador-Ungava: Origine culturelle et signification climatique. Des ruines des structures dans l’Arctique du Québec et dans le Labrador ont été étudiks, toutes apparemment vieilles de moins de 1,500 ans et abandonnh de leurs habitants esquimaux il y a plus de 150 ans. Des fondations rectangulaires de dimensions similaires, sur deux sites pr&s de l’ancien niveau de la mer, ont probablement appartenu 31 la culture thulée. D a p r b la forme des fondations et la présence d’artefacts taillés et cloués, il semblerait qu’il y ait eu contact entre les habitants et l’Europe B un moment donné. On conclut, B partir de la datation d‘ossements fossilisés d’animaux par procad6 au radiocarbone, que certaines de ces structures avaient été occupées il y a 600-700 ans, pendant une période tempérée. Le climat et la végétation de cette période ont ét6 reconstitués 5 partir d’analyse du pollen et de restes de fossiles. Text Arctic Arctic eskimo* esquimaux Thule culture Ungava peninsula Unknown Arctic Ungava Peninsula ENVELOPE(-73.999,-73.999,60.000,60.000)
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description ABSTRACT. Ruins of structures in Arctic Quebec and Labrador were investigated, all apparently less than 1,500 years old and abandoned by their Eskimo inhabitants more than 150 years ago. Similar-sized rectangular foundations at two sites near former sea level probably belong to the Thule culture. That their occupants were in contact with Europeans at one time is suggested by the shapes of the foundations and the presence of carved and nailed artefacts. From radiocarbon dating of fossilized animal bones, it is concluded that some of the structures were occupied during a mild period 600-700 years ago. Climate and vegetation of that period were recon-structed from pollen analysis and fossil remains. RfiSUM6. Sites archéologiques dans la Phinsule du Labrador-Ungava: Origine culturelle et signification climatique. Des ruines des structures dans l’Arctique du Québec et dans le Labrador ont été étudiks, toutes apparemment vieilles de moins de 1,500 ans et abandonnh de leurs habitants esquimaux il y a plus de 150 ans. Des fondations rectangulaires de dimensions similaires, sur deux sites pr&s de l’ancien niveau de la mer, ont probablement appartenu 31 la culture thulée. D a p r b la forme des fondations et la présence d’artefacts taillés et cloués, il semblerait qu’il y ait eu contact entre les habitants et l’Europe B un moment donné. On conclut, B partir de la datation d‘ossements fossilisés d’animaux par procad6 au radiocarbone, que certaines de ces structures avaient été occupées il y a 600-700 ans, pendant une période tempérée. Le climat et la végétation de cette période ont ét6 reconstitués 5 partir d’analyse du pollen et de restes de fossiles.
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