The Inuvik Phase
of the
Arctic Small Tool tradition
by
Jean-Luc Pilon
Canadian Museum of Civilization
The first discovery of artifacts which related to
the Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) was made at the Verna Mae Firth
site in 1987. This was followed by excavations there in order to
isolate remains which could be more closely identified with this
archaeological culture.
In later years
additional Arctic Small Tool tradition sites were found in the southwest
Anderson Plain and distinctive patterns began to emerge which suggest
that the ASTt people who lived in the region followed a way of life
which differed from related groups in the Barrenlands. Instead, they
appear to represent the descendants of the first migrants into the
Canadian Arctic islands.
The
important elements in this story have been brought together to define
the Inuvik Phase of the Arctic Small Tool tradition.
This analysis was originally published in "Threads of Arctic
Prehistory", Archaeological Survey of Canada Mercury Series Paper
No.149, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull. It has been organized
into the following sections:
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