The Russian Settlement at Russekeila and Land Rise in Vestspitsbergen
Discusses the possibilities of postglacial land emergence, from observations at Russekeila on Isfjorden during inter-Nordic archeological-ethnographical expeditions in 1955 and 1960. Evidence from a kitchen midden 15-17 m from the sea and two meters above high-tide level, indicates that the land has...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The Arctic Institute of North America
1961
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| Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66717 |
| Summary: | Discusses the possibilities of postglacial land emergence, from observations at Russekeila on Isfjorden during inter-Nordic archeological-ethnographical expeditions in 1955 and 1960. Evidence from a kitchen midden 15-17 m from the sea and two meters above high-tide level, indicates that the land has not risen appreciably for over a hundred yrs. Similar evidence from Murchisonfjorden, presented by Blake, q.v., and the Amsterdamoya area in northwestern Vestspitsbergen (No. 39801) shows no land rise in those areas during the past 100-350 yrs. |
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