The Dorset palaeoeskimo sites of Point Riche and Phillip's Garden, Port Au Choix, northwestern Newfoundland: investigating social and functional connections

• Main Author: Anstey, Robert J.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2011
• Subjects: Fuller; Port au Choix; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/10090/; https://research.library.mun.ca/10090/1/Anstey_RobertJ.pdf

This thesis explores the social and functional relationship between Point Riche and Phillip's Garden, two large Dorset Palaeoeskimo sites located near Port au Choix, northwestern Newfoundland. While previous research had considerably enhanced our understanding of Point Riche itself, little was known about its specific function, seasonality and potential connection to Phillip's Garden. To contribute to a fuller understanding of these issues, this research compares between the two sites qualitative and quantitative attributes of dwelling architecture and lithic artefact assemblages. The results of these analyses suggest that Point Riche was in intermittently occupied warm-weather occupation directly associated with Phillip's Garden.