Preliminary Geomorphological Study of a Newly Discovered Dorset Culture Site on Melville Island, N.W.T.
Describes a prehistoric dwelling found at McCormick Inlet in 1962. Location of the site at 1.75 m above high water and its age, estimated at 1150-1740 yr from radiocarbon dating of moss, indicate negligible land emergence during the last one and a half millennia. Prehistoric sites recorded by other...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1964
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Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66544 |
Summary: | Describes a prehistoric dwelling found at McCormick Inlet in 1962. Location of the site at 1.75 m above high water and its age, estimated at 1150-1740 yr from radiocarbon dating of moss, indicate negligible land emergence during the last one and a half millennia. Prehistoric sites recorded by other explorers on the island are also noted and mapped. |
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