Geochemical signatures of soapstones from the Nuuk area, southern West Greenland - their use for fingerprinting of archaeological artefacts

• Published in: Journal of Archaeological Science
• Main Authors: Keulen, Nynke, Poulsen, Majken D., Frei, Robert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Steatite/soapstone; Godthabsfjord (Nuup Kangerlua); Sm/Nd isochron age; Rb-Sr isotope Geochemistry; Geoarchaeology; Provenance; Eoarchaean; NORTH-ATLANTIC CRATON; BARBERTON GREENSTONE-BELT; MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS; SM-ND ISOTOPE; COMPLEX; EVOLUTION; AGE; MA; GODTHABSFJORD; SYSTEMATICS; Greenland; Nuuk; eskimo*; North Atlantic; Saqqaq; Thule
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/geochemical-signatures-of-soapstones-from-the-nuuk-area-southern-west-greenland--their-use-for-fingerprinting-of-archaeological-artefacts(c90e4e0c-eec2-424e-9d0e-8e1979c60ab8).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2022.105552

Soapstone was mined and traded by the Palaeo-and Neo-Eskimo cultures (Saqqaq, Dorset, and Thule) as well as the Norse and Moravian cultures living in Greenland through time. We collected soapstone from outcrops around Nuuk, which hold large quantities of Greenland's high-quality soapstone, and...