Dorset Site Variation on the Southeast Coast of Baffin Island

The wide variation in Dorset residence structures may indicate seasonal site differences greater than a simple summer/winter dichotomy. This is further suggested by a comparison of selected stone tool frequencies from Dorset sites near Lake Harbour, N.W.T. Here manufacturing activities appear to dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Maxwell, Moreau S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
Subjects:
Artifacts
Dorset culture
Human geography
Inuit
Inuit archaeology
Seasonal variations
Baffin Island
Nunavut
Lake Harbour
Arctic
Baffin
inuit
Sea ice
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65632
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Summary:The wide variation in Dorset residence structures may indicate seasonal site differences greater than a simple summer/winter dichotomy. This is further suggested by a comparison of selected stone tool frequencies from Dorset sites near Lake Harbour, N.W.T. Here manufacturing activities appear to differ from spring to summer to winter. The evidence also suggests that in this region Late Dorset winter settlements were located on the fast sea ice.

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