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Shards: ᓯᖁᒻᒪᐃᑦ: Siqummait: Tesson
Individual fragments of a broken vessel, usually pottery.
Sideblade: ᑮᓐᓂᕐᕕᒃ: Kiinnirvik: Lame d’insertion latérale
A stone tool designed to be hafted into a slot or groove to form a cutting edge.
Sideblades are used on tools such as harpoon and lance heads.
Sinew: ᐅᓕᐅᑦ ᐃᕙᓗ: Uliut ivalu: Tendon
Animal (e.g. caribou) tendon that can be braided to make cord or thread.
Site: ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓃᑦ: Inungnut najuqtauqattaqtuviniit: Site
Any place where evidence of human activity exists.
Site Plan: ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ: Najuqtauqattaqsimaniit
titiraujaqsimaninga: Plan du site
A small-scale map of an archaeological site showing the positions of all features
and artifacts.
Site Survey: ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖅ: Najuqtaunikunik qinirniq: Relevé du site
The systematic, on the ground search for archaeological sites in a specific area.
Surveys involve the use of maps, air photographs, written and oral historical data,
and may include the excavation of test pits. Information recorded through site
surveys includes the geographical coordinates of a site, the number and type of
features present, cultural affiliation(s) and local topography.
Slate: ᐅᓗᒃᓴᕐᓇᖅ: Uluksarnaq: Ardoise
A relatively soft, fine-grained and typically dark-coloured metamorphic rock that can
be broken into thin plates and shaped by grinding into tools and weapons. Blades
for ulus and harpoon heads were often manufactured from slate.
Sled Shoe: ᐱᕌᑦ: Pirraat: Protecteur (du patin de traîneau)
Pieces of bone, ivory or baleen lashed or riveted to the bottom of the qamutiq
(sled) runners to protect them from damage.
Sleeping Platform: ᐃᒡᓕᖅ: Igliq: Plate-forme à coucher
A raised area of a dwelling used for sleeping. Sleeping platforms in winter houses
are typically constructed of flat rocks placed 30 cm or more above the level of the
house floor and covered with skins to form a bed.
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