Paleoeskimo Demography and Sea-Level History, Kent Peninsula and King William Island, Central Northwest Passage, Arctic Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Dyke, Arthur S., Savelle, James M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: archaeology; Paleoeskimo; Pre-Dorset; Dorset; sea-level history; paleodemography; dwellings; radiocarbon; archéologie; paléoesquimau; pré-Dorset; historique du niveau de la mer; paléodémographie; habitations; carbone 14; Arctic; Canada; Guillaume; Kent Peninsula; King William Island; Northwest Passage; William Island; Climate change; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63232

Surveys on the Kent Peninsula and King William Island in the central Canadian Arctic in 2006 documented 546 Paleoeskimo dwelling features spanning about 3800 years (4500–800 14C years BP), essentially the time span of the Paleoeskimos in the region. Feature elevation above sea level, corroborated by...