The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands
In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the inte...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64607 2023-05-15T14:19:12+02:00 The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands Helmer, James W. 1991-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64607 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64607/48521 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64607 ARCTIC; Vol. 44 No. 4 (1991): December: 267–373; 301-317 1923-1245 0004-0843 Dorset culture Inuit archaeology Palaeoeskimo culture Devon Island Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1991 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in reference to a high-mobility subsistence/settlement strategy model of High Arctic Palaeo-Eskimo socioecological adaptations.Key words: Arctic, Devon Island, prehistory, Palaeo-Eskimo, Pre-Dorset, Dorset Mots clés: Arctique, île Devon, préhistoire, paléo-esquimau, pré-Dorset, Dorset Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Devon Island Dorset culture eskimo* Île Devon inuit Northwest Territories Nunavut University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Devon Island ENVELOPE(-88.000,-88.000,75.252,75.252) Northwest Territories Nunavut ARCTIC 44 4 |
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In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in reference to a high-mobility subsistence/settlement strategy model of High Arctic Palaeo-Eskimo socioecological adaptations.Key words: Arctic, Devon Island, prehistory, Palaeo-Eskimo, Pre-Dorset, Dorset Mots clés: Arctique, île Devon, préhistoire, paléo-esquimau, pré-Dorset, Dorset |
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The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands |
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The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands |
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