A Preliminary Statement on Neo-Eskimo Occupations in Western Coronation Gulf, N.W.T.

Excavations undertaken in 1980 in the western Coronation Gulf area, arctic Canada, are described. Work concentrated on the Clachan site (NaPi-2), a small Thule winter village. Stylistic analysis of the artifacts recovered suggests affiliation with Alaskan rather than Canadian Thule, despite a compar...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Morrison, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1981
Subjects:
Archaeology
Artifacts
Copper Eskimos
Inuit
Thule culture
Coronation Gulf
Nunavut
Arctic
Canada
Napi
eskimo*
inuit
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65581
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Summary:Excavations undertaken in 1980 in the western Coronation Gulf area, arctic Canada, are described. Work concentrated on the Clachan site (NaPi-2), a small Thule winter village. Stylistic analysis of the artifacts recovered suggests affiliation with Alaskan rather than Canadian Thule, despite a comparatively recent date for the site. Also briefly described are two "protohistoric" Copper Inuit sites.

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