Abstracts
Abstract
Archaeological research in northern Labrador over the past three decades has uncovered numerous Palaeoeskimo habitation structures with axial or mid-passage features. Such structures span both the Early Palaeoeskimo (Pre-Dorset and Groswater phase) and Late Palaeoeskimo (Dorset) periods. In Early Palaeoeskimo axial tent structures, the mid-passage apparently divides gender-based activity areas, but evidence for this is lacking in Dorset. This paper summarizes evidence for axial structures from much of the span of Palaeoeskimo in the Okak region of north-central Labrador.
Résumé
Les recherches archéologiques faites au Labrador septentrional durant les trente dernières années ont mis au jour de nombreuses structures d'habitations paléoesquimaudes avec des aménagements axiaux. Ces structures se retrouvent à la fois durant le Paléoesquimau ancien (Prédorsétien et phase groswatérienne) et le Paléoesquimau récent (Dorsétien). Dans les structures de tentes du Paléoesquimau ancien, l'aménagement axial divise apparemment les activités selon le sexe des individus, alors que durant le Dorsétien, on ne retrouve pas ce type d'évidence. Cet article résume les données concernant les structures axiales paléoesquimaudes dans la région d'Okak au nord du Labrador.
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