Krüger’s Final Camp in Arctic Canada?
prise Fiord. During this work, they discovered a site with objects that appeared to be “of considerable antiquity.” The site occupies a beach immediately inland of the mod-ern ice foot and would have provided an accessible camp for anyone traveling by sledge. Shallow, snow-filled gul-lies entrench t...
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| Summary: | prise Fiord. During this work, they discovered a site with objects that appeared to be “of considerable antiquity.” The site occupies a beach immediately inland of the mod-ern ice foot and would have provided an accessible camp for anyone traveling by sledge. Shallow, snow-filled gul-lies entrench the beach on either side of the site. The site is located on the first “relict ” beach above the active beach, about 0.5 m above high tide. It occupies an area about 10 m on a side and is without vegetation. The region lacks prominent landmarks, and the raised beaches are sandy and subject to wind erosion and sand drift. During the early summer visit, only the knoll, where the camp appears to have been, was exposed. The beach-face ramp and the adjacent gullies were still entirely filled with snow and ice. Some of the tent canvas remnants were |
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