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Akia and Nipisat I: two Saqqaq sites in Sisimiut District, West Greenland
paleo-eskimo cultures of greenland : a new perspective in greenlandic archaeology : papers from a symposium at the institute of archaeology and ethnology, university of copenhagen, may 21-24, 1992 • (1) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 65-96
By: Kramer, Finn Erik.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes two archaeological sites from the Saqqaq Culture in Sisimiut district, western Greenland -- Akia and Nipisat I. The Akia site, probably a winter camp, was excavated between 1989-1991. It contained a large number of stone tools and flakes as well as the remains of a dwelling and box hearth. The Nipisat I site is a stratified site indicating extensive occupation from the Middle and Late Saqqaq Culture with traces of sporadic prior habitation. Probably most if not all of these occupational phases are associated with summer/autumn camps (p. 65). The Nipisat I site has produced a large number of previously unknown Saqqaq tool types, many of which are of organic material (e.g., bone, ivory). A number of these artifacts are illustrated in the text.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Eastern Arctic Small Tool
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1989-1994
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Saqqaq culture (ca. 3840 BP-2910 BP)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Akia and Nipisat I sites; Sisimiut district, western Greenland
- NotesAdditional notes
- Finn Erik Kramer
- Includes bibliographical references (see document 7: Anonymous)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Arctic regions--Antiquities