essay

Fossil insects as indicators of ancient environments, as illustrated by examples 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: 253-256

By: Böcher, Jens.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This article suggest that studies of fossile insect assemblages are suitable for use in the reconstruction of ancient environments. The author presents a brief summary of the individuals who have pioneered in the study of paleo-entomology and then presents examples from geological and archaeological sites in Greenland -- the Kap København Formation in Peary Land; sediments from the last interglacial (Eem) and from a warm interstadial at the beginning of the last glaciation (Weichel); cultural layers from the Saqqaq settlement on Qeqertasussuk, Disko Bugt; and Norse cultural layers in the Nuuk/Godthab district.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology

Geography

Climate

Topography and geology

Fauna

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

no date

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

ca. 4000 BP

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Greenland

NotesAdditional notes

Jens Böcher

Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Arctic regions--Antiquities