The Stone Age of Qeqertarsuup Tunua (Disko Bugt)
Author | : Jens Fog Jensen |
Publisher | : Museum Tusculanum Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2009-07-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 8763512726 |
ISBN-13 | : 9788763512725 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Stone Age occupations of Qeqertarsuup Tunua (Disko Bugt) are among the most thoroughly surveyed and best known in Greenland. This volume presents the results of the author's research on a regional scale as well as on the scale of a single camp site. It focuses on the horizontal dimensions rather than stratigraphies. The principal objectives are descrip-tions of settlement patterns, dwelling types and the spatial organisation of dwellings. Saqqaq and Dorset culture sites are presented and the results are synthesised and discussed in rela-tion to earlier research in the same region as well as in relation to the Palaeo-Eskimo settle-ments in other parts of Greenland.