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Thule Culture: ᓯᕗᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃᐳᑦ: Sivuliarjukput: Culture Thule
The name given by archaeologists to the biological and cultural ancestors of the
Inuit. The name was first applied in 1927 by Danish archaeologist Therkel
Mathiassen following a multi-year scientific research project conducted in the
Canadian Arctic but from a base in Thule Greenland. The Thule migrated eastward
from Alaska to Canada approximately 1000 years ago and are distinguished by
their ability to hunt the large bowhead whales.
Tool Kit: ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑕᐅᓯᕝᕕᒃ: Sanarrutausivvik: Outillage
A combination of tools or other items used in specialized tasks such as hunting,
butchering of animals, clothing manufacture, food preparation, etc.
Topographic Map: ᓄᓇᙳᐊᑦ ᐳᖅᑐᓂᖏᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ: Nunannguat
puqtuningita nalunaiqsimaningit: Carte topographique
A map that shows the elevation and shape of the surface of the terrain.
Topographic maps are used by archaeologists to plot the distribution of
archaeological sites and to relate the sites to the major features of the natural
landscape. See Contour Map.
Trace Buckle: ᐅᖅᓯᖅ: Uqsiq: Boucle d’attelage
A device used to hitch individual dog traces (lines) to the thong or rope at the
front of the qamotiq. Usually made of bone or ivory, the buckle has one small hole
at the anterior end to which the trace is attached, and a larger hole used to
connect the trace to the thong.
Transit: ᓱᖅᑳᖅᑕᐅᒻᒧᑦ ᕿᕐᖑᑦ: Suqqaaqtaummut qirngut: Tarchéomètre
A surveying instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles. Transits are
used to map archaeological sites and to record artifact provenience with a stadia
rod.
Trench: ᐃᑎᖅᓴᑯᑖᒃ: Itiqsakutaak: Tranchée
A rectangular excavation unit of variable size often used to determine the areal
extent of a site or feature and to accurately record the site stratigraphy. See
Excavation Unit.
Trowel: ᓴᒡᒐᐅᑦ: Saggaut: Truelle
A hand-tool with a triangular-shaped blade. Used by archaeologists during
excavation to carefully scrape away layers of dirt or other materials covering a site
or feature.
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