The Stone Age of Qeqertarsuup Tunua (Disko Bugt) (Vol. 336):A regional analysis of the Saqqaq and Dorset cultures of Central West Greenland

The Stone Age of Qeqertarsuup Tunua (Disko Bugt) (Vol. 336):A regional analysis of the Saqqaq and Dorset cultures of Central West Greenland

suupTunua, however the archaeological evidence for such a development has yet to be found. When the cultural history of Qeqertarsuup Tunua is compared with that of Peary Land, the dwellingtypes and chronological units appear very similar. In the case of Dorset and Independence II, thesimilarities al...

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Main Author: Jens Fog Jensen (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Museum Tusculanum Press 2006
Series:Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland
Subjects:
Archaeology
stone age
grønland
palaeo-eskimo
archaeology
arkæologi
greenland
artefacts
stenalder
palæoeskimoer
english
settlements
excavation
dwellings
artefakter
bopladser
udgravning
engelsk
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Summary:suupTunua, however the archaeological evidence for such a development has yet to be found. When the cultural history of Qeqertarsuup Tunua is compared with that of Peary Land, the dwellingtypes and chronological units appear very similar. In the case of Dorset and Independence II, thesimilarities also extend to include the lithic inventory. As a consequence it is difficult to maintain adivision between Dorset in Western and Southern Greenland and Independence II in the HighArctic.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (272 p.)
ISBN:OAPEN_342374
9788763512725
Access:Open Access

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