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Abstract
This paper presents a detailed description of the architectural elements associated with a Late Dorset semi-subterranean structure at the Bell site (NiNg-2), located on the Ekalluk River, southeastern Victoria Island, Nunavut. The 2002 excavation of the house centred on the recovery of detailed information relating to the architectural tradition of the Late Dorset in this area. The structural remains associated with House 6 suggest it was intended for only a short period of occupation that corresponded with the late fall caribou migration through the area. Probably abandoned during the early winter, House 6 is best interpreted as a "between seasons" structure, comparable to the Thule and historic Inuit qarmat.
Résumé
Cet article présente une description détaillée des éléments architecturaux d'une structure semi-souterraine du Dorsétien récent localisée au site Bell (NiNg-1), sur la rivière Ekalluk, au sud-est de l'île Victoria au Nunavut. La fouille de cette maison en 2002 avait pour but d'amasser de l'information concernant la tradition architecturale du Dorsétien récent dans cette région. Les vestiges structuraux associés à la Maison 6 suggèrent qu'elle fut conçue pour n'être occupée que pendant une courte période durant la migration de fin d'automne des caribous dans cette région. Probablement abandonnée au début de l'hiver, la Maison 6 est interprétée comme une structure “entre deux saisons” comparable aux qarmat des Thuléens et des Inuit de la période historique.
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