Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: social sciences, anthropology, wood transport, European contact, artifacts
| Principal Investigator: | Laeyendecker, Dosia (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12216 |
| Organization: | Smithsonian Institution |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | William Fitzhugh, Ann Henshaw, Lynda Gullason |
Objective(s): To excavate Inuit houses near Kodlunarn Island from the same time period as the Frobisher voyages; to study possible contact between these Inuit people and Frobisher's men and also influences and possible changes that this Frobisher intrusion may have made; to determine if any of the wooden artifacts found in the Inuit houses were made of English wood brought in by Frobisher's boats in the years 1576-78;
Project Description: The researcher and her team will excavate Inuit houses near Kodlunarn Island to study possible contact between these Inuit and Frobisher's men, as well as influences and possible changes that this Frobisher intrusion may have made. Central to the study will be the examination of wooden artifacts found in these Inuit houses to determine whether they were made of English wood brought in by Frobisher's boats in the years 1576-78.
