The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use
Archaeologists for the past half century have considered bowhead whaling to be an important and integral part of Thule Eskimo subsistence. This position has come into question recently. Arguments are set forth favoring the predominant archaeological view that bowheads were hunted and extensively use...
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1980
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description | Archaeologists for the past half century have considered bowhead whaling to be an important and integral part of Thule Eskimo subsistence. This position has come into question recently. Arguments are set forth favoring the predominant archaeological view that bowheads were hunted and extensively used during the period A.D. 1000-1300 in much of the Canadian Arctic. Direct, indirect, and circumstantial evidence is outlined, ranging from the presence of whaling gear and graphic whaling depictions to arguments of resource maximization and ample storage capacity at Thule winter sites. Differences in interpreting the Thule record appear to reflect different methodological approaches of ethnologists and archaeologists. |
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spelling | ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65633 2025-06-15T14:14:59+00:00 The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use McCartney, Allen P. 1980-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65633 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65633/49547 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65633 ARCTIC; Vol. 33 No. 3 (1980): September: 383–670; 517-541 1923-1245 0004-0843 History Inuit Inuit archaeology Subsistence Thule culture Whaling Alaska Canadian Arctic info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1980 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Archaeologists for the past half century have considered bowhead whaling to be an important and integral part of Thule Eskimo subsistence. This position has come into question recently. Arguments are set forth favoring the predominant archaeological view that bowheads were hunted and extensively used during the period A.D. 1000-1300 in much of the Canadian Arctic. Direct, indirect, and circumstantial evidence is outlined, ranging from the presence of whaling gear and graphic whaling depictions to arguments of resource maximization and ample storage capacity at Thule winter sites. Differences in interpreting the Thule record appear to reflect different methodological approaches of ethnologists and archaeologists. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic eskimo* inuit Thule culture Alaska Unknown Arctic ARCTIC 33 3 |
spellingShingle | History Inuit Inuit archaeology Subsistence Thule culture Whaling Alaska Canadian Arctic McCartney, Allen P. The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title | The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title_full | The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title_fullStr | The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title_full_unstemmed | The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title_short | The Nature of Thule Eskimo Whale Use |
title_sort | nature of thule eskimo whale use |
topic | History Inuit Inuit archaeology Subsistence Thule culture Whaling Alaska Canadian Arctic |
topic_facet | History Inuit Inuit archaeology Subsistence Thule culture Whaling Alaska Canadian Arctic |
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