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The Saqqaq tool kit: technological and chronological evidence from Qeqertasussuk, Disko Bigt
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: 17-34
By: Grønnow, Bjarne.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Between the years 1983-1990 the Saqqaq site of Qeqertasussuk in Sydostbugtem. Disko Bugt, western Greenland, was excavated by the Qasigiannguit Museum. The excavation of the permafrost cultural layer, which covered a time span dated 3900 B.P. to 3100 B.P. (1900 B.C.-1100 B.C.), uncovered traces of several dwellings, unique artifactual materials including wood and bone implements, and comprehensive faunal remains. This paper focuses primarily on the Saqqaq culture tool kit and its chronology. The author's analysis of his data indicates that Saqqaq material culture is remarkably complex, but, as reflected in the stone tools and raw material preferred, also extremely conservative (p. 17).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Archaeological inventories
- 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
- 1983-1990
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3900 BP-3100 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Qeqertasussuk; Sydostbugten, Disko Bugt area, western Greenland
- NotesAdditional notes
- Bjarne Grønnow
- Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Arctic regions--Antiquities