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A survey of Eskimo sites from Mesters Vig to Kuhn Ø, northeast Greenland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Robert G. David
Robert G. David
Affiliation:
Department of Teaching and Education Studies, Lancaster University, Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9BB
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Abstract

In 1946 P.V. Glob published a gazetteer of Eskimo settlement sites in northeast Greenland, and this remains the most comprehensive list to date. Between 1990 and 1994, four expeditions visited a variety of locations between 72 and 75°N and recorded a significant number of new sites. In addition, some of the sites recorded by Glob were revisited, and revisions to his descriptions have been found to be necessary. This article draws attention to the limited archaeological survey work of recent years in the northeast fjords, and reviews the nomenclature used by previous authorities in describing the sites and structures of the region, in particular the so-called ‘mosaics’ or ‘children's playthings.’ It then goes on to offer revisions of some of Glob's descriptions (using Glob's numerical system), and concludes by listing and briefly describing the features of the sites recently discovered.

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Polar Record , Volume 31 , Issue 179 , October 1995 , pp. 389 - 398
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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