The Northernmost Ruins of the Globe (Vol. 329):Eigil Knuth's Archaeological Investigations in Peary Land and Adjacent Areas of High Arctic Greenland

• Main Author: Grønnow, Bjarne (auth)
• Other Authors: Fog Jensen, Jens (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Museum Tusculanum Press 2003
• Series: Monographs on Greenland | Meddelelser om Grønland
• Subjects: Polar regions; 20th century; grønland; palaeo-eskimo; expeditions; ekspeditioner; archaeology; knut, eigil; arkæologi; greenland; 20. årh.; artefacts; carbon dating; palæoeskimoer; kulstofdatering; thulekulturen; english; settlements; excavation; artefakter; arktiske studier; thule culture; knuth, eigil; arctic studies; bopladser; udgravning; engelsk
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

An important part of the heritage of Count Eigil Knuth (1903-1996) is his archaeological archive including contextual information on prehistoric sites gathered during six decades of research in High Arctic Greenland. The finds and observations are a key to the understanding of human life under extre...