The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition

Few detailed analyses exist for the majority of the sites that comprise the archaeological record of the 1845Franklin Northwest Passage expedition. This paper presents the results of new investigations of an Inuit site (NgLj-9) at Erebus Bay on King William Island, Nunavut, containing materials deri...

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Main Authors: Stenton, Douglas R., Park, Robert W.
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/69830 2025-06-15T14:14:25+00:00 The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition Stenton, Douglas R. Park, Robert W. 2020-03-18 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/69830 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/69830/53949 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/69830 Copyright (c) 2020 ARCTIC ARCTIC; Vol. 73 No. 1 (2020): March: 1-140; 1-12 1923-1245 0004-0843 Franklin Expedition King William Island archaeology portable stoves Inuit expédition Franklin île King William archéologie cuisinières portatives info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2020 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Few detailed analyses exist for the majority of the sites that comprise the archaeological record of the 1845Franklin Northwest Passage expedition. This paper presents the results of new investigations of an Inuit site (NgLj-9) at Erebus Bay on King William Island, Nunavut, containing materials derived from the 1845 Franklin expedition. The complex history of the origin and use of artifacts found at the site and its relationship to other Franklin sites and events associated with theexpedition are revealed through the analysis and integration of archaeological, historical, and oral historical data. Il existe peu d’analyses détaillées pour la majorité des sites qui composent les données archéologiques del’expédition du passage du Nord-Ouest de Franklin en 1845. Dans ce document, nous présentons les résultats de nouvelles enquêtes relatives à un site inuit (NgLj-9) situé à la baie d’Erebus de l’île King William, au Nunavut. Ce site renferme du matériel dérivé de l’expédition Franklin en 1845. L’histoire complexe de l’origine et de l’utilisation des artefacts trouvés au site de même que son lien avec les autres sites et événements liés à l’expédition Franklin sont révélés par le biais de l’analyse et del’intégration des données archéologiques, historiques et orales historiques. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit King William Island Northwest passage Nunavut Passage du Nord-Ouest Unknown King William Island ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168) Northwest Passage Nunavut William Island ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035) ARCTIC 73 1 1 12
spellingShingle Franklin Expedition
King William Island
archaeology
portable stoves
Inuit
expédition Franklin
île King William
archéologie
cuisinières portatives
Stenton, Douglas R.
Park, Robert W.
The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title_full The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title_fullStr The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title_full_unstemmed The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title_short The “Cast Iron Site”—A Tale of Four Stoves from the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition
title_sort “cast iron site”—a tale of four stoves from the 1845 franklin northwest passage expedition
topic Franklin Expedition
King William Island
archaeology
portable stoves
Inuit
expédition Franklin
île King William
archéologie
cuisinières portatives
topic_facet Franklin Expedition
King William Island
archaeology
portable stoves
Inuit
expédition Franklin
île King William
archéologie
cuisinières portatives
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