Principal Investigator:Auger, Reginald Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
The researcher will conduct archaeological research on Kodlunarn Island in order to better understand the Frobisher voyages. Excavation at the Frobisher base camp will provide information on the nature of these voyages as well as their influence on Inuit of the region....
Principal Investigator:MacDonald, John Licensed Year(s):
1993
1991 Summary:
The expedition journals kept by W.E. Parry during his visits to the Northern Foxe Basin during 1821-1823 will be organized, excerpted and annotated under approximately 100 thematic headings and sub-headings. These journals provide the earliest written records of the area. The project will emphasize Inuit ethnology but will include geography, toponymy, biology, climatology and geology....
Principal Investigator:Fitzhugh, William Licensed Year(s):1993
1992
19911990 Summary:
The 1992 season will continue excavations at historic period Inuit sites occupied at the time of the Frobisher voyages and later, to determine the amount and kinds of contacts made with the Frobisher group and its impact on Inuit culture change. Studies will also be made of prehistory Inuit sites of the Pre-Dorset and Dorset cultures. Studies will determine the impact of coastal subsidence that ...