coming as close as 434 miles from North Pole, these people likely hibernated during the 2.5 months of darkness in mid-winter Pre-Dorset (3700 to ca. 2600 B.P.) Core of early settlement: islands of northern Hudson Bay, northern and southern shores of Baffin Island, northern Labrador, and west coast of Foxe basin Seal hunters (using barbed thrusting harpoons at winter breathing holes) Caribou, musk ox, polar bear, and small mammals taken with spears and bow and arrow Arctic char taken in mass for use in fall months (before ocean froze) Later Arctic Traditions: Norton, Thule, and Dorset Norton Tradition of Western Arctic (3000 to 1200 B.P.) Poorly defined tradition Best known from Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait Maritime tradition, but caribou important Introduced lamps for burning oil and pottery (fiber-tempered linear stamped and cordmarked pottery, followed by check stamped) Increased material culture elaboration with time, including appearance of the Ipiutak art tradition of bone carving Thule Tradition (2700 B.P. to modern times) Developed out of Norton populations of Bering Strait Islands Specialized in ocean subsistence, particularly whale hunting Enabled by technological innovation like the toggling harpoon Dorset Tradition (ca. 2500 to 900 B.P.) Evolved from Pre-Dorset roots in Eastern Arctic Appeared at time when climate became colder after period of warming episode Seal and caribou hunting continued to form core of subsistence, but also included musk ox, small land mammals, birds, walrus, narwhal, whales, and polar bears They lacked dog sleds, sophisticated whaling gear, harpoon floats, and bows and arrows (note that Pre-Dorset peoples used bow and arrow) Dorset harpoons were thrusting variety (suggest that most encounters with animal were close and either terrestrial of on ice) Distinctive Dorset art tradition Disappearance of Dorset traced by some to eastward expansion of Thule culture With more complex subsistence technology, did Thule outcompete Dorset?
(Dorset harpoons; were thrusting; variety (suggest that most encounters with animal were close and either terrestrial of on ice) Distinctive Dorset art tradition Disappearance of Dorset traced by some to eastward expansion of Thule culture With more complex subsistence technology, did Thule outcompete Dorset) (these people likely; hibernated; T:during the 2.5 months of darkness in mid-winter Pre-Dorset; 3700 to ca. 2600 B.P.) Core of early settlement: islands of northern Hudson Bay, northern and southern shores of Baffin Island, northern Labrador, and west coast of Foxe basin Seal hunters (using barbed thrusting harpoons at winter breathing holes) Caribou, musk ox, polar bear, and small mammals taken with spears and bow and arrow Arctic char taken in mass for use in fall months (before ocean froze) Later Arctic Traditions: Norton, Thule, and Dorset Norton Tradition of Western Arctic (3000 to 1200 B.P.) Poorly defined tradition Best known from Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait Maritime tradition, but caribou important Introduced lamps for burning oil and pottery (fiber-tempered linear stamped and cordmarked pottery, followed by check stamped) Increased material culture elaboration with time, including appearance of the Ipiutak art tradition of bone carving Thule Tradition (2700 B.P. to modern times) Developed out of Norton populations of Bering Strait Islands Specialized in ocean subsistence, particularly whale hunting Enabled by technological innovation like the toggling harpoon Dorset Tradition (ca) Context(these people likely hibernated,List([46, 76))):(Arctic char; taken; L:in mass; T:for use in fall months; T:before ocean froze; Later Arctic Traditions) (ocean; froze; ) (Distinctive Dorset art tradition Disappearance of Dorset; traced; by some; to eastward expansion of Thule culture With more complex subsistence technology) (check; stamped; ) (particularly whale hunting; Enabled; by technological innovation like the toggling harpoon Dorset Tradition) (They; lacked; dog sleds) (cordmarked pottery; followed; ) (climate; became; colder after period of warming episode Seal and caribou hunting) (fiber-tempered linear; stamped; ) (small mammals; taken; ) (defined tradition Best known from Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait Maritime tradition; Developed; out of Norton populations of Bering Strait Islands Specialized in ocean subsistence)
these people likely hibernated,List([46, 76))
Dorset harpoons these people likely Arctic char ocean Distinctive Dorset art tradition Disappearance of Dorset check particularly whale hunting They cordmarked pottery climate fiber-tempered linear small mammals defined tradition Best known from Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait Maritime tradition
were thrusting hibernated taken froze traced stamped Enabled lacked followed became stamped taken Developed
variety (suggest that most encounters with animal were close and either terrestrial of on ice) Distinctive Dorset art tradition Disappearance of Dorset traced by some to eastward expansion of Thule culture With more complex subsistence technology, did Thule outcompete Dorset
T:during the 2.5 months of darkness in mid-winter Pre-Dorset 3700 to ca. 2600 B.P.) Core of early settlement: islands of northern Hudson Bay, northern and southern shores of Baffin Island, northern Labrador, and west coast of Foxe basin Seal hunters (using barbed thrusting harpoons at winter breathing holes) Caribou, musk ox, polar bear, and small mammals taken with spears and bow and arrow Arctic char taken in mass for use in fall months (before ocean froze) Later Arctic Traditions: Norton, Thule, and Dorset Norton Tradition of Western Arctic (3000 to 1200 B.P.) Poorly defined tradition Best known from Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait Maritime tradition, but caribou important Introduced lamps for burning oil and pottery (fiber-tempered linear stamped and cordmarked pottery, followed by check stamped) Increased material culture elaboration with time, including appearance of the Ipiutak art tradition of bone carving Thule Tradition (2700 B.P. to modern times) Developed out of Norton populations of Bering Strait Islands Specialized in ocean subsistence, particularly whale hunting Enabled by technological innovation like the toggling harpoon Dorset Tradition (ca
L:in mass T:for use in fall months T:before ocean froze Later Arctic Traditions
by some to eastward expansion of Thule culture With more complex subsistence technology
by technological innovation like the toggling harpoon Dorset Tradition
dog sleds
colder after period of warming episode Seal and caribou hunting
out of Norton populations of Bering Strait Islands Specialized in ocean subsistence