The Pembroke Site: Thule Inuit Migrants on Southern Victoria Island

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Friesen, T. Max, Norman, Lauren E.Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2016
• Subjects: archaeology; Thule; Inuit; migration; Nunavut; zooarchaeology; archéologie; Thulé; zooarchéologie; Arctic; Chevalier; inuit; inuits; Victoria Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67586

This paper presents description and interpretation of the Pembroke site, the earliest known Thule Inuit occupation in the southeastern Victoria Island region, Nunavut. The site has 11 extant dwellings, including five heavy tent rings, five light semi-subterranean dwellings, and a qalgiq (large commu...