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Identifying seasonality in Pre-Dorset structures in Back Bay, Prince of Wales Island, NWT
Arctic anthropology • 32 (2) • Published In 1995 • Pages: 106-117
By: Ramsden, Peter, Murray, Maribeth.
Abstract
In this article Ramsden and Murray infer specific seasons of occupation at the Back Bay site on Prince of Wales Island based on structure type, location, and faunal content. They suggest that '…large, well-defined tent rings represent warm season skin tents, while smaller more ephemeral features represent cold season snow-walled structures' (p. 106). From this evidence, the authors suggest a short-term pattern of residential stability characterized by frequent moves to new locations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1998
- Field Date
- 1980, 1982
- Coverage Date
- 4500 BP -2800 BP
- Coverage Place
- Back Bay, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Notes
- Peter Ramsden and Maribeth Murray
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117)
- LCCN
- sf 78000711
- LCSH
- Arctic regions--Antiquities