A RCTIC CIRCULA NO. I Notes on a trip in l6-foot ... - The Arctic Circle

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However, according to the testimony of other inforrnante , it seems
that the quarry is not on the island, but opposite on the mainland on
a little cape called Nuvugutuk, Father Mascaret hopes that he will
be able to visit the quarry.
Richnees and antiquity of the archaeological sites_of the arg1. The
past occupation of the region was obviously of some importance.
The worked artifacts I brought back have been deposited with the
Nat;onal Museurn of Canada and it ig hoped that these will give some
idea of the date of the sites.I On a boat trip during the summer I
have personally surveyed the following sites:
Ipiutaq -Okiiyik:. At leaet 50 old stone hous es , quantitiee of whale -
bone, a large number of stone artifacts which have been collected
by the Eskirnos. The altitude of the sites varied, but sorrre are at
least 100 feet above the present sea level,
Tuperpvikacilak: I counted at least 7 stone houses and quantities
of stone artifacts.
Ipiutaq.i Here I counted at least 10 stone hous es and rnany artifacts .
Near Wakeham Bay I surveyed 3 stone housesl these were
betterpr*".',,ffie1sewhereandapParent1yofmore
recent date. The Eskirnos told rne that there are 6 stone houses
at Niaqongut, and about LZ at Igluluardjuk. The existence of other
sites on several little islands lying between Niaqongut and Okiivik
was mentioned.
This whole region is very rich in game, certainly it is the
richest area on the south shore of Hudson Strait. For at least the
past ten years the present camps, whether the temporary seasonal
or the more permanent winter camps, have all been adjacent to
ancient sites and appear on the map as follows:
I. The archaeological
next nurnber of the
finds wilt be discussed in a note in the
Circula r .
LZ