essay
The bones from Qeqertasussuk: the earliest human remains from 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: 35-37
By: Koch, Anders, Frøhlich, Bruno, Lynnerup, Niels, Hart Hansen, Jens Peder.
Abstract
Four fragmentary human bones were found in 1986 in a midden at the Saqqaq settlement of Qeqertasussuk and radiocarbon dated to between 2400 and 2200 B.C. These bones represent the only known human Paleo-Eskimo remains from Greenland. 'The bones were dated to the earliest period of the Saqqaq Culture and were found to represent two or three different persons, probably an elderly male and a middle-aged and an adult female. The bones of the elderly male showed diminished amount of calcium. No causes of death could be determined' (p. 35).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1998
- Field Date
- ca. 1986
- Coverage Date
- 4400 BP- 3600 BP)
- Coverage Place
- Saqqaq settlement of Qeqertasussuk, Disko Bugt, western Greenland
- Notes
- Anders Koch, Bruno Frøhlich, Niels Lynnerup and Jens Peder Hart Hansen
- Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)
- LCSH
- Arctic regions--Antiquities