Availability and exploitation of wood resources by palaeoeskimos and Inuit on the west coast of Nunavik (Québec, Canada)

• Main Author: Steelandt, Stéphanie
• Other Authors: Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire (CReAAH), Le Mans Université (UM)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Nantes - UFR Histoire, Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie (UFR HHAA), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Ministère de la Culture (MC), Université de Rennes, Université Laval (Québec, Canada), Dominique Marguerie, Najat Bhiry
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Driftwood; Archaeological woods; Charcoals; Identifications; Availability; Exploitation; Nunavik; Bois flottés; Bois archéologiques; Charbons; Disponibilité; [SDU.STU.PG]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Paleontology; [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Akulivik; Canada; Inukjuak; Ivujivik; Umiujaq; inuit; James Bay
• Online Access: https://theses.hal.science/tel-01142908; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01142908/document; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01142908/file/STEELANDT_Stephanie.pdf

This study presents the characteristics of modern and archaeological wood resources found on the west coast of Nunavik and documents their collection, use and origin. The study of 1573 driftwood samples from beaches around Ivujivik, Akulivik, Inukjuak and Umiujaq reveals that these woods were fewer,...