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The Paleo-Eskimo cultures of Greenland: current research

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: 1-7

By: Grønnow, Bjarne.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article serves as an introduction and overview to the various Paleo-Eskimo research projects taking place in Greenland in the 1970s and 1980s which appear as HRAF documents 9-31 in this file. The various Paleo-Eskimo sites mentioned in this study--including some Thule and Dorset sites--are located on a map at the end of the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Reviews and critiques
Location
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.
4: Excellent Secondary 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
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Greenland
NotesAdditional notes
Bjarne Grønnow
Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Arctic regions--Antiquities