Paleoeskimo subsistence and settlement in the High Arctic

• Main Author: McCartney, Peter H.
• Other Authors: Helmer, James W.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Calgary 1989
• Subjects: GN 885 M162 1989a; Land settlement patterns; Prehistoric - Arctic regions; Excavations (Archaeology) - Arctic regions; Anthropology - Research - Arctic regions; Paleolithic period - Northwest Territory - Jones Sound; Arctic; Devon Island; Jones Sound; bearded seal; ringed seal; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1880/21872; https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18764

Bibliography: p. 306-330. This dissertation examines the ecological basis for Paleoeskimo subsistence and settlement in the Jones Sound region of the Canadian High Arctic. The early prehistory of the Eastern Arctic is characterized by overall low population densities, which are uneven and patchy wit...