book chapter
Chapters 1-4
Crossroads to Greenland : 3000 years of prehistory in the eastern high Arctic • (2) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 1-126, 357-364
By: Schledermann, Peter.
Abstract
This monograph presents data representing the first 3000 years of human occupation in Canadian High Arctic prehistory as it appears in the Bache Peninsula region on the east coast of Ellesmere Island (p. 22). The sites discussed and their accompanying artifacts all belong to the Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) and include information on the Independence I, Saqqaq, and Pre-Dorset complexes or phases. The archaeological data were obtained over a period of eight field seasons from 1977-1982 and 1987 and 1988. From the analysis of his data, combining a blend of physical description and archaeological synthesis, Schledermann concludes that the Palaeoeskimo hunters '…not only received influences from both Greenland and arctic regions to the south, but that occupations around the polynyas of the area lasted several centuries at a time ' (p. i). The author views these occupations as distinct cultural entities. One significant feature of this study is the author's identification of Saqqaq elements in the Canadian Arctic which were previously known only in Greenland.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle;1998
- Field Date
- 1977-1982, 1987, 1988
- Coverage Date
- ca. 4000 BP-2800 BP
- Coverage Place
- Bache Peninsula area, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Notes
- Peter Schledermann
- Chapter 1 Introduction ; Chapter 2 Independence I Complex ; Chapter 3 Saqqaq complex ; Chapter 4 Pre-Dorset Complex
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-364)
- LCCN
- c90912197
- LCSH
- Arctic regions--Antiquities