The Qijurittuq site (IbGk-3), Eastern Hudson Bay: An IPY Interdisciplinary Study

Desrosiers, Pierre; Lofthouse, Susan; Bhiry, Najat; Lemieux, Anne-Marie; Monchot, Hervé; Gendron, Daniel; Marguerie, Dominique

doi:10.1080/00167223.2010.10669509

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“…While a few studies have conducted regional investigations of this relationship between human occupation and environmental change in the High Arctic (Finkelstein et al, 2009;Dyke et al, 2011), a number of recent studies have indicated a positive correlation at the local and regional level in the Low Arctic of eastern Canada (Fitzhugh, 1972;Desrosiers et al, 2010;Lemieux et al, 2011;Roy et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Spatiotemporal Variability in Arctic Climates of the Past Millennium: Implications for the Study of Thule Culture on Melville Peninsula, Nunavut

Finkelstein

Ross

Adams

2009

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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Spatiotemporal Variability in Arctic Climates of the Past Millennium: Implications for the Study of Thule Culture on Melville Peninsula, Nunavut

Finkelstein

Ross

Adams

2009

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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“…The reuse of Dorset sites by Thule/Inuit people was also noted elsewhere in northern Quebec, and its significance is still subject to debate (Pinard & Gendron, 2009). A detailed description of the archaeological context is provided by Desrosiers et al (2010).…”

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“…After an archaeological grid was established, more than 800 elevation points were recorded in order to document the initial topography of these two structures. Structure 15 was occupied prior to Structure 1 and was partially filled in with the backfill from the construction of Structure 1 (Desrosiers et al, 2010). All artifacts were individually recorded and all sediments from the archaeological layers were water-sieved (recorded by 50-cm subsquare, stratigraphic unit, and arbitrary substratigraphic unit of 5 cm) using a 2-mm sieve mesh (Avataq Cultural Institute, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

The geoarchaeology and traditional knowledge of winter sod houses in eastern Hudson Bay, Canadian Low Arctic

2011

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A multidisciplinary study was undertaken at the Qijurittuq Site (IbGk-3) on Drayton Island in Low-Arctic Quebec (Canada) to document the relationships between climatic, environmental, and cultural changes and the choice of Thule/Inuit dwelling style in the eastern Arctic. Several marine terraces were 14 C-dated with shells in order to reconstruct the area's uplift (glacioisostatic rebound) curve. Plant macrofossil analysis of peat was conducted to reconstruct past vegetation and, indirectly, past climate. Archaeological surveys and excavations characterized the structure of subterranean sod houses at the Qijurittuq Site and were supplemented with open interviews with Inuit elders for a better understanding of site location and the use of household space. The sites selected for habitation were well-drained sandy marine terraces in a valley sheltered from prevailing winds. Sod houses were in turn made possible by the abundance of driftwood on the island and the presence of nearby peatland. Thule/Inuit people used semi-subterranean houses rather than igloos at the Qijurittuq Site during the dry, cold conditions toward the end of the Little Ice Age. Stable environmental conditions and food supply during winter possibly explain the use of those semipermanent houses on Drayton Island. However, it does not exclude the use of igloos during short expeditions on ice.

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“…Several wood resources were found at Arctic archaeological sites and provide evidence of the importance of wood in the daily lives of the Paleoeskimo and Neoeskimo peoples (e.g., Laeyendecker, 1993aLaeyendecker, , 1993bArnold, 1994;Gronnøw, 1996;Alix, 2004;Desrosiers et al, 2010). Wood was used to build boats, kayaks, sleds, houses, hunting tools, and to make fire.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, what is the origin of archaeological wood found at the IbGk-3 site (Qijurittuq) on Drayton Island, which is located in the treeless tundra about 20 km south of Inukjuak (northern Quebec, Canada) ( Fig. 1) (Avataq Cultural Institute, 2008Desrosiers et al, 2010;Lemieux et al, 2011;Steelandt et al, 2013). Spruce (Picea sp.…”

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Chemical Differentiation between Immersed and Dry Wood Samples in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada): Preliminary Results

Steelandt

Pierson-Wickmann

Bhiry

et al. 2016

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

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International audienceThe primary aim of this study was to differentiate immersed wood samples from dry wood samples based on chemical analysis. The method has been developed to be applied to wood found in archaeological sites to distinguish between driftwood and wood that was cut in the forest tundra and then transported to the sites. The results of our research show that Na concentrations in the immersed samples were much higher than in the dry samples for coniferous and deciduous wood samples. Principal components analysis (PCA) based on the element concentrations normalized to the total cation concentrations show that the data from the immersed wood samples and the dry wood samples clustered into two separate groups

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The Qijurittuq site (IbGk-3), Eastern Hudson Bay: An IPY Interdisciplinary Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Spatiotemporal Variability in Arctic Climates of the Past Millennium: Implications for the Study of Thule Culture on Melville Peninsula, Nunavut

Spatiotemporal Variability in Arctic Climates of the Past Millennium: Implications for the Study of Thule Culture on Melville Peninsula, Nunavut

The geoarchaeology and traditional knowledge of winter sod houses in eastern Hudson Bay, Canadian Low Arctic

Chemical Differentiation between Immersed and Dry Wood Samples in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada): Preliminary Results

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