The application of trace element geochemistry to determine the provenance of soapstone vessels from Dorset Palaeoeskimo sites in western Newfoundland

• Main Author: O'Driscoll, Cynthia Marie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2003
• Subjects: St. Anthony; Port au Choix; Fleur de Lys; Englee; Bear Cove; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/7028/; https://research.library.mun.ca/7028/1/ODriscoll_CynthiaMarie.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/7028/3/ODriscoll_CynthiaMarie.pdf

Petrography and trace element geochemistry are used to characterise Dorset Palaeoeskimo (ca. 2000-1200 B.P.) soapstone artifacts from five sites in Western Newfoundland. Soapstone artifacts were collected from Cape Ray, Englee, Fleur de Lys, Pittman, and Port au Choix sites, and their mineralogy and...