Regional Variation in Thule and Colonial Caribou Hunting in West Greenland

This study presents data from archaeological structures connected with caribou hunting in the northeastern Nuuk region with a focus on construction, structure, and topographical setting as well as on intrasite spatial patterning. The results of this investigation are compared with research in other...

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Published inArctic anthropology Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 41 - 76
Main Author Pasda, Clemens
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Wisconsin Press 01.01.2014
Subjects
Archaeological research
Camping gear
Caribous
Colonial history
Colonialism
Fjords
Greenland
Hunting
Hunting blinds
Hunting grounds
Nuuk
Regional variation
Spatial analysis
Stone
Subsistence hunting
Tents
Thule period
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Summary:This study presents data from archaeological structures connected with caribou hunting in the northeastern Nuuk region with a focus on construction, structure, and topographical setting as well as on intrasite spatial patterning. The results of this investigation are compared with research in other regions of West Greenland. A high variability in hunting methods, group size, and mobility can be shown within a given region and among different regions.
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ISSN:0066-6939
1933-8139
DOI:10.3368/aa.51.1.41