Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic

Excavations of Thule culture winter sites in the Bache Peninsula region on the east coast of Ellesmere Island have yielded a number of finds which indicate a strong relationship to cultural developments in the Bering Sea region. Specific elements under discussion include dwelling styles, clay potter...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Schledermann, Peter, McCullough, Karen M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
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description Excavations of Thule culture winter sites in the Bache Peninsula region on the east coast of Ellesmere Island have yielded a number of finds which indicate a strong relationship to cultural developments in the Bering Sea region. Specific elements under discussion include dwelling styles, clay pottery, needle cases, a brow band and harpoon heads. Evidence is presented suggesting an initial arrival of the Thule culture Inuit in the eastern Arctic around 1050 A.D.
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65651 2025-06-15T14:14:45+00:00 Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic Schledermann, Peter McCullough, Karen M. 1980-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65651 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65651/49565 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65651 ARCTIC; Vol. 33 No. 4 (1980): December: 671–862; 833-841 1923-1245 0004-0843 Archaeology Pottery Thule culture Bache Peninsula region Nunavut Skraeling Island info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1980 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Excavations of Thule culture winter sites in the Bache Peninsula region on the east coast of Ellesmere Island have yielded a number of finds which indicate a strong relationship to cultural developments in the Bering Sea region. Specific elements under discussion include dwelling styles, clay pottery, needle cases, a brow band and harpoon heads. Evidence is presented suggesting an initial arrival of the Thule culture Inuit in the eastern Arctic around 1050 A.D. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Bache Peninsula Bering Sea Ellesmere Island inuit Nunavut Thule culture Unknown Arctic Bache Peninsula ENVELOPE(-75.589,-75.589,79.173,79.173) Bering Sea Ellesmere Island Nunavut Skraeling Island ENVELOPE(-75.663,-75.663,78.919,78.919) ARCTIC 33 4 833
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Pottery
Thule culture
Bache Peninsula region
Nunavut
Skraeling Island
Schledermann, Peter
McCullough, Karen M.
Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title_full Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title_fullStr Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title_full_unstemmed Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title_short Western Elements in the Early Thule Culture of the Eastern High Arctic
title_sort western elements in the early thule culture of the eastern high arctic
topic Archaeology
Pottery
Thule culture
Bache Peninsula region
Nunavut
Skraeling Island
topic_facet Archaeology
Pottery
Thule culture
Bache Peninsula region
Nunavut
Skraeling Island
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