Early Dorset in the High Arctic: A Report from Karluk Island, N.W.T.

Helmer, James W.

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“…The question of occupational continuity in the High Arctic Palaeo-Eskimo cultural sequence has long been the subject of debate among arctic researchers (Helmer, 1980;Maxwell, 1985;McGhee, 1976McGhee, , 1979Schledermann, 1978bSchledermann, , 1990. Based on his pioneering work at Port Refuge on northwestern Devon Island, McGhee (1976) concluded that the Arctic Archipelago was cyclically occupied and abandoned (often for extended periods) by small, widely dispersed bands of PalaeoEskimo hunters.…”

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“…Based on his pioneering work at Port Refuge on northwestern Devon Island, McGhee (1976) concluded that the Arctic Archipelago was cyclically occupied and abandoned (often for extended periods) by small, widely dispersed bands of PalaeoEskimo hunters. In opposition to this interpretation, Schledermann (1978b), supported by Helmer (1980Helmer ( , 1981, presented data from the Crozier Strait and McDougall Sound areas of the central High Arctic that indicated far greater cultural continuity in the far northern Palaeo-Eskimo occupational sequence.…”

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“…3000 B.P., is followed by an Early Dorset occupation that has been radiocarbon dated to 2500-2200 B.P. (mean estimates; see Helmer, 1980Helmer, , 1981. After 2200 B.P., no further evidence of human habitation occurs in this area until the arrival of Late Dorset peoples at ca.…”

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The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands

Helmer¹

1991

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1991

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“…Excavations at Alarniq and other key Dorset sites will contribute new data that is necessary to redefine the Dorset cultural historical framework and provide a firm chronology for the Dorset cultural phases (see also Desrosiers 2009; Desrosiers et al 2006). For the purposes of this report, we refer to Early Dorset as the period between approximately 2,500 BP and 2,000 BP (see Helmer 1981, 1991; McGhee 1976; Maxwell 1985), Middle Dorset as the period between approximately 2,000 BP and 1,200 BP, and Late Dorset as the period between 1,200 BP and 700 BP. We use BP to indicate uncalibrated radiocarbon years before present.…”

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New Insights from the Dorset Type Site at Alarniq, Northern Foxe Basin, Arctic Canada: Beach Level Chronology and Site Use

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In 2008, four decades since Meldgaard's work at Alarniq—the type site for Dorset culture—Savelle and Dyke returned to resurvey the site. Archaeological investigations continued in 2015 and 2017 as part of the Foxe Basin Archaeological Project, when Howse conducted further surveys, excavated six semi-subterranean dwellings and two associated middens, and tested five additional features. The new site map and radiocarbon sequence have significantly changed our understanding of site use and beach-level chronology at Alarniq. The number of dwellings varies across the beach ridges, suggesting populations fluctuated throughout the site's use (2,700–800 cal BP). However, the new radiocarbon analyses also indicate that dwellings between 14.5 and 21.5 m above sea level are the same general age and that paleodemography at Alarniq is less straightforward than suggested by the number of features per beach ridge. It appears that ideal house construction location is a stronger indicator of the placement of winter houses at the site than proximity to the shoreline. We suggest this is largely related to site seasonality. These new data have significant implications for our understanding of current Dorset artifact typologies that have largely been developed using the material Meldgaard recovered at the site.

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Polynyas and Prehistoric Settlement Patterns

Schledermann¹

1980

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In traditional Inuit society the availability of game resources must always have been one of the most important criteria for the determination of settlement locations. A number of ecological factors determine the availability of particular game species in the Arctic regions. The presence of open water areas known as polynyas is one of these factors. The relationship between polynya distributions and prehistoric settlement patterns in the High Arctic is explored, with particular reference to the Bache Peninsula region on the east coast of Ellesmere Island, N.W.T. R~S U M É. Dans la societ6 Inuite traditionelle, un des principaux criteres de localisation des colonies a toujours 6t6, semble t'il, la presence de ressources en gibier. Les facteurs 6cologiques sont nombreux pour permettre l'abondance d'espiices giboyeuses particulieres dans les regions arctiques. Un de ces facteurs est la presence de zones B eau libre, qu'on appelle des polynias. L'auteur explore le type de rapport entre la localisation des polynias et celle des colonies prehistoriques dans l'Arctique Septentrional et met l'accent sur ia Peninsule de Bache, situ6e sur la c6te est de Pile d'Ellesmtre-N.W.T. Traduit par Alain de Vendegies, Aquitaine Company of Canada Ltd.

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Early Dorset in the High Arctic: A Report from Karluk Island, N.W.T.

Cited by 6 publications

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The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands

The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands

New Insights from the Dorset Type Site at Alarniq, Northern Foxe Basin, Arctic Canada: Beach Level Chronology and Site Use

Polynyas and Prehistoric Settlement Patterns

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