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New archaeological sites in the Scoresby Sund fjord complex, East Greenland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Robert G. David
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Abstract

Survey work by the British North East Greenland Project in the Scoresby Sund fjord complex between 70 and 72°N is documented. A number of sites are identified and described, as are two contemporary Inuit playhouses at a current fishing camp. It is indicated that there are opportunities for further archaeological recording within the Scoresby Sund fjord system, although sites within the inner fjord system do not appear to be numerous. Locating them will require determined fieldwork.

Type
Research Article
Information
Polar Record , Volume 35 , Issue 193 , April 1999 , pp. 135 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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