Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu

Attempts to accurately reconstruct events that occurred during the final phases of the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition face a key challenge: how to address inconsistencies and, in some cases, contradictions between historical descriptions of sites and the archaeological evidence they cont...

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Main Authors: Stenton, Douglas R., Park, Robert W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2024
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description Attempts to accurately reconstruct events that occurred during the final phases of the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition face a key challenge: how to address inconsistencies and, in some cases, contradictions between historical descriptions of sites and the archaeological evidence they contain. This paper examines the case of site NcLa-1 at Kungearkbeearu, on the Simpson Strait coast of King William Island, for which the Inuit oral history seems incompatible with archaeological interpretations. New archaeological data from the site provide an enhanced framework within which to evaluate both the oral history and archaeology of NcLa-1. Les tentatives de reconstruction précise des événements qui se sont produits pendant les dernières étapes de l’expédition de Franklin dans le passage du Nord-Ouest en 1845 font face à un important défi, c’est-à-dire comment résoudre les incohérences et, dans certains cas, les contradictions entre les descriptions historiques des sites et les preuves archéologiques qu’ils renferment. Cet article examine le cas du site NcLa-1 à Kungearkbeearu, sur la côte de l’île King William dans le détroit de Simpson, pour lequel l’histoire orale inuite semble incompatible avec les interprétations archéologiques. De nouvelles données archéologiques provenant du site ont donné lieu à un cadre de référence amélioré pour évaluer tant l’histoire orale que l’archéologie de NcLa-1.
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/78992 2025-06-15T14:15:51+00:00 Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu Stenton, Douglas R. Park, Robert W. 2024-03-17 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/78992 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/78992/57312 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/78992 Copyright (c) 2024 ARCTIC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ARCTIC; Vol. 76 No. 4 (2023): DECEMBER 2023 382–478; 414–425 1923-1245 0004-0843 1845 Franklin expedition King William Island Simpson Strait oral history archaeology burial artifacts expédition de Franklin en 1845 île King William détroit de Simpson histoire orale archéologie sépulture artefacts info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2024 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Attempts to accurately reconstruct events that occurred during the final phases of the 1845 Franklin Northwest Passage expedition face a key challenge: how to address inconsistencies and, in some cases, contradictions between historical descriptions of sites and the archaeological evidence they contain. This paper examines the case of site NcLa-1 at Kungearkbeearu, on the Simpson Strait coast of King William Island, for which the Inuit oral history seems incompatible with archaeological interpretations. New archaeological data from the site provide an enhanced framework within which to evaluate both the oral history and archaeology of NcLa-1. Les tentatives de reconstruction précise des événements qui se sont produits pendant les dernières étapes de l’expédition de Franklin dans le passage du Nord-Ouest en 1845 font face à un important défi, c’est-à-dire comment résoudre les incohérences et, dans certains cas, les contradictions entre les descriptions historiques des sites et les preuves archéologiques qu’ils renferment. Cet article examine le cas du site NcLa-1 à Kungearkbeearu, sur la côte de l’île King William dans le détroit de Simpson, pour lequel l’histoire orale inuite semble incompatible avec les interprétations archéologiques. De nouvelles données archéologiques provenant du site ont donné lieu à un cadre de référence amélioré pour évaluer tant l’histoire orale que l’archéologie de NcLa-1. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit inuite King William Island Northwest passage Passage du Nord-Ouest Unknown Northwest Passage King William Island ENVELOPE(-97.418,-97.418,69.168,69.168) William Island ENVELOPE(-130.703,-130.703,54.035,54.035) Simpson Strait ENVELOPE(-97.165,-97.165,68.499,68.499)
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King William Island
Simpson Strait
oral history
archaeology
burial
artifacts
expédition de Franklin en 1845
île King William
détroit de Simpson
histoire orale
archéologie
sépulture
artefacts
Stenton, Douglas R.
Park, Robert W.
Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title_full Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title_fullStr Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title_full_unstemmed Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title_short Integrating Oral History and Archaeology of the 1845 Franklin Expedition: The Case From Kungearkbeearu
title_sort integrating oral history and archaeology of the 1845 franklin expedition: the case from kungearkbeearu
topic 1845 Franklin expedition
King William Island
Simpson Strait
oral history
archaeology
burial
artifacts
expédition de Franklin en 1845
île King William
détroit de Simpson
histoire orale
archéologie
sépulture
artefacts
topic_facet 1845 Franklin expedition
King William Island
Simpson Strait
oral history
archaeology
burial
artifacts
expédition de Franklin en 1845
île King William
détroit de Simpson
histoire orale
archéologie
sépulture
artefacts
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