page_title: Greenland
section_title: Early Paleo-Eskimo cultures
hierarchical_section_title: Greenland / History / Early Paleo-Eskimo cultures
caption_attribution_description: This historical map image could be re-created using vector graphics as an SVG file. This has several advantages; see&#160;Commons:Media for cleanup for more information. If&#160;an&#160;SVG&#160;form&#160;of&#160;this&#160;image is available, please upload it and afterwards replace this template with {{vector version available&#124;new image name}}. It is recommended to name the SVG file "Arctic cultures 900-1500.svg" - then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter. Català: Les diferents cultures establertes a l'Àrtic entre els anys 900 i 1500. Cultures de l'Àrtic entre els anys 900 i 1500. Dansk: Grønland omkring 1500. [redigér] Kulturer i forhistorisk tid. Kortene viser de forskellige kulturers tilstedeværelse i Grønland, Labrador, Newfoundland og de Canadiske arktiske øer i årene 900, 1100, 1300 og 1500. Norse=Nordboer. Historiske kulturer i arktiske Nord-Amerika. Deutsch: Besiedlung Grönlands: Dunkelrot sind die Nordmänner, alle anderen sind Skrælingar. Besiedlung Grönlands von 900 bis 1500. English: Maps showing the different cultures in Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland and the Canadian arctic islands in the years 900, 1100, 1300 and 1500. The green colour shows the Dorset Culture, blue the Thule Culture, red Norse Culture, yellow Innu and orange Beothuk. Español: Culturas árticas. Mapas mostrando las diferentes culturas en Groenlandia, Labrador, Newfoundland y el Ártico canadiense en los años 900, 1100, 1300 y 1500. El color verde muestra la Cultura Dorset, el azul la Cultura Thule, en rojo Cultura Nórdica, en amarillo Innu y naranja Beothuk. Distribución cultural cercana a Groenlandia a través del tiempo. Suomi: Thulen kulttuuri korvasi aiemman Dorsetin kulttuurin Pohjois-Amerikan seudun arktisilla alueilla. Français&#160;: Histoire des cultures articques (900-1500). Expansion territoriale de différentes cultures dans l'Arctique. Íslenska: Fólksfluttningar á árunum 900 til 1500. Græni liturinn sýnir Dorset-fólk, blái Thule-inuíta, rauði norræna menn, guli Innu-indjána og appelsínugule Beothuk-indjána. Italiano: La mappa mostra le differenti civiltà che vissero in Groenlandia, Labrador, Newfoundland e nelle isole artiche del Canada negli anni 900, 1100, 1300 e 1500. Verde:Civiltà Dorset, blu: Civiltà Thule, rosso:Civiltà nordica, Giallo: Innu e arancione: Beothuk. 日本語: 900年、1100年、1300年、1500年時点での、アイスランド、グリーンランド、ラブラドル半島、ニューファンドランド島、その他カナダの北極圏の島における民族の移り変わりの推定図。緑色がドーセット文化、青がトゥーレ文化、赤がノース人、黄色がイヌ族、オレンジがベオスック族. 緑：ドーセット&#160;(Dorset culture)&#160;、黄：インヌ&#160;(Innu)&#160;、青：トゥーレ、橙：ベオサック&#160;(Beothuk)&#160;、茶：ノース. Lietuvių: Arkties kultūrų kaita. Македонски: Карта на различните култури на Гренланд, Лабрадор, Њуфаундленд и канадските поларни острови во 900, 1100, 1300 и 1500 г.; зелено: дорсетска култура, сино: тулска култура, црвено: нордиска култура, жолто: Ину, портокалово: Беотуци. Nederlands: Bewoning Groenland: Donkerrood zijn de "Noormannen" , alle anderen zijn Skrælingar. Norsk bokmål: Historiske kulturer i arktiske Nord-Amerika. Русский: Карта культур северной Канады и Гренландии (900—1500&#160;гг.). Svenska: Nordbor och skrälingar 900-1500. Grönt = Dorsetkulturen. Blått = Thulekulturen. Rött = Nordmän. Gult = Innu. Orange = Beothuk. Türkçe: Kutup bölgesi yerel halklarının dönemlere göre yaşadıkları yerler; ESKİMO (Dorset ve Thule), KIZILDERİLİ (Innu ve Beothuk), İSKANDİNAV (Norse). Arktika kültürleri. Українська: Культури Гренландії й північної Канади у 900 - 1500 роках н.е. 中文: 公元（A.D.）900年至1500年间北极地区各种文化消长对比，绿色的是多尔塞特文化，而蓝色的是图尔文化。.
context_page_description: Greenland is the world's largest island, located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors migrated from Alaska through Northern Canada, gradually settling across the island by the 13th century.
  Nowadays, the population is largely concentrated on the southwest coast, while the rest of the island is sparsely populated. Greenland is divided into five municipalities – Sermersooq, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, and Avannaata. It has two unincorporated areas – the Northeast Greenland National Park and the Thule Air Base. The latter, while under Danish control, is administered by the United States Air Force. Three-quarters of Greenland is covered by the only permanent ice sheet outside Antarctica. With a population of 56,081, it is the least densely populated territory in the world.
context_section_description: In prehistoric times, Greenland was home to several successive Paleo-Eskimo cultures known today primarily through archaeological finds. The earliest entry of the Paleo-Eskimo into Greenland is thought to have occurred about 2500 BC. From around 2500 BC to 800 BC, southern and western Greenland were inhabited by the Saqqaq culture. Most finds of Saqqaq-period archaeological remains have been around Disko Bay, including the site of Saqqaq, after which the culture is named.
  From 2400 BC to 1300 BC, the Independence I culture existed in northern Greenland. It was a part of the Arctic small tool tradition. Towns, including Deltaterrasserne, started to appear.
  Around 800 BC, the Saqqaq culture disappeared and the Early Dorset culture emerged in western Greenland and the Independence II culture in northern Greenland. The Dorset culture was the first culture to extend throughout the Greenlandic coastal areas, both on the west and east coasts. It lasted until the total onset of the Thule culture in 1500 AD. The Dorset culture population lived primarily from hunting of whales and caribou.
caption: Maps showing the different cultures in Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland and the Canadian Arctic islands in the years 900, 1100, 1300 and 1500. Green: Dorset Culture; blue: Thule Culture; red: Norse culture; yellow: Innu; orange: Beothuk
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