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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre: ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᖃᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ
ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥᑦ: Ittarnisaqarviulluni takujagaqarvik Yellowknife-mit: Centre du
patrimoine septentrional du Prince de Galles (CPSPG)
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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is located in Yellowknife, and is the
primary repository for the curation and display of archaeological specimens in the
Northwest Territories.
Qamutik Clasp: ᓴᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅ: Sanniriaq: Pièce d’attache des traits
A bone or ivory clasp used to connect the ends of the thong to which the dogs
are connected to the qamutiq.
Quarry: ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃ: Ujaraktarvik: Carrière
A location from which stone is extracted for the manufacture of tools and weapons.
Prehistoric soapstone and chert quarries are found in Nunavut.
Quartz: ᐊᓕᒍᖅ: Aliguq: Quartz
A type of hard, clear, glassy rock formed of essentially pure silicon dioxide (SiO2).
Quartz forms prismatic crystals that were often used as raw material for the
manufacture of stone tools.
Quartzite: ᑐᓐᓅᔭᖅ: Tunnuujaq: Quartzite
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A type of rock consisting of metamorphosed (transformed by heat and pressure)
sandstone. Quartzite was used as a raw material for stone tool manufacture,
although it is more difficult to work than other types of stone and often yields
crude-looking tools.
Radiocarbon Year: ᐊᕐᔭᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓯᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ: Arjanikkut arraagusiaqtaujuq:
Année(s) radiocarbone
A unit of elapsed time based on the rate of decay of radioactive carbon. Dates
obtained on archaeological materials using the Carbon-14 method are in
radiocarbon years, which are not exactly the same as calendar years. As a result,
radiocarbon dates must be converted or “calibrated” into calendar years. See
Calibrated Date.
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