Archaeology of the Hopedale area, Labrador

Archaeology of the Hopedale Area, Labrador Introduction. History of Eskimo-European contacts -- Sites examined -- Avertok, site 1. Description of specimens. Type Ia houses (Nos. 2, 7, 8a, 8b). Fish line sinkers -- Wedges -- Cooking pots -- Lamps -- Slate blades -- Quartz blank -- Whetstones -- Iron...

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Main Author: Bird, Junius Bouton, 1907-1982
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New York 1945
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/82056
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Summary:Archaeology of the Hopedale Area, Labrador Introduction. History of Eskimo-European contacts -- Sites examined -- Avertok, site 1. Description of specimens. Type Ia houses (Nos. 2, 7, 8a, 8b). Fish line sinkers -- Wedges -- Cooking pots -- Lamps -- Slate blades -- Quartz blank -- Whetstones -- Iron -- Type Ib houses (Nos. 9, 3, 4, 5, 6). Harpoon head -- Whaling harpoon head -- Dart (?) foreshaft -- Harpoon ice pick -- Fish line sinker or jigger -- Snowknives -- Harness toggle -- Bear tooth pendant -- Objects of unknown use -- Cooking pots -- Lamps -- Slate objects -- Quartz -- Whetstones -- Pyrites -- Potsherd -- White contacts -- Interior of house 3, in sod. Harpoon head -- Harpoon foreshaft socket -- Man's knife handle -- Sledge shoes -- Interior of house 3, on floor. Harpoon head -- Harpoon or lance foreshaft -- Harpoon ice pick -- Fish spear -- Harpoon rest, kayak attachment (?) -- Snowknives -- Snow beater -- Men's knives -- Wedges -- Scapula scraper -- Sledge shoes -- Whetstones -- Cooking pots -- Lamps -- Unidentifiable objects -- Evidence of white contact -- Working techniques -- Type III house (No. 1 and Midden). Harpoon heads -- Harpoon foreshaft -- Finger grip attachment for harpoon shaft -- Harpoon ice pick -- Float plug -- Bows -- Quiver handle -- Side prong for fish spear -- Gull hook -- Men's knives -- Women's Ulus -- Snowknives -- Two-piece snowknife handles -- Wedges -- Scraper -- Sledge shoes -- Dog harness toggles -- Carrying or drag line toggle -- Kayak paddle tips and edging -- Bodkin -- Whalebone objects -- Tub stave -- Cooking pots -- Cooking lamps -- Illuminating lamps -- Miscellaneous stone artifacts -- Working techniques -- Evidence of white contact -- Material from stone culture lodge site -- Conclusions -- Anniowaktook Island, site 2. Description of specimens. Articles of European manufacture -- Lamps and pots -- Miscellaneous artifacts -- Techniques -- Age -- Napatalik Island, site 3, and adjacent area. Age -- Other remains on Napatik Island -- North and West from Napatalik Island ...