essay
Continuity and change in the Paleo-Eskimo prehistory of northern Ellsmere Island
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: 271-294
By: Sutherland, Patricia D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Sutherland examines the Paleo-Eskimo occupations of northern Ellesmere Island from about 4500-2200 years ago. She argues '…that the prehistory of the region during this time period can best be understood in terms of population continuity and local development, with variability considered largely as a result of gradual temporal change. It is also suggested that the Paleo-Eskimos, like the historic Inuit, can be more usefully considered as a mosaic of local groups, each adapted to local environments and resources over varying periods of time, rather than as widespread populations with relatively uniform technologies and adaptations' (p. 271).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Historical reconstruction
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural participation
- Settlement patterns
- Weapons
- General tools
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- 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
- 1965, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1991 (12 weeks in all)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 4500 BP-2200 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tanquary Fiord-Lake Hazen-Lady Franklin Bay corridor; northern Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Patricia D. Sutherland
- Includes bibliographical references (see document 7:Anonymous)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Arctic regions--Antiquities