The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Helmer, James W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1991
• Subjects: Dorset culture; Inuit archaeology; Palaeoeskimo culture; Devon Island; Nunavut; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Arctique*; eskimo*; Île Devon; inuit
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64607

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