The archaeology at Qilakitsoq
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7146/mog-ms.v12.146585Abstract
The following pages describe the site of Qilakitsoq where eight mummified Eskimos were found in two graves in 1972 and the exhumation of the bodies took place in 1978.
The find has been dated to the 15th century AD. At Qilakitsoq several structures have been surveyed and mapped, but excavation has not been carried out. Judging from the different types of structures at the site, the area seems to have been inhabited for the last c. 600 years.
The mummy find contains the bodies of six women, one child and a baby. Besides, a large amount of skins and garments were found, making this find extraordinary in Arctic North America.
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