Dorset Site Variation on the Southeast Coast of Baffin Island

• 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

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...