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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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1981
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65581 |
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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