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Multi-periodSite Name: Resolute Thule HousesCountry: Canada
NOTE: This site is 412.293 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Village: Resolute
Latitude: 74.697500N Longitude: 94.8322W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Nunavut, Canada.
Several Thule house site lie just west of Resolute [Qausuittuq], Nunavut. These are unexcavated, but excavation and reconstruction are planned for the 2007 season. The location given is for the village of Resolute.
Thule homes were permanent seasonal dwellings, dug into the earth and lined with flat sided stones to make a floor. The homes would be roofed over, generally by large bones and layers of plants and earth for insulation. One entered the home by going down and then rising into the living area, situated above the entrance. This kept warm air from an oil lamp / hearth and the people themselves trapped inside the house.
The people of the Thule culture (1000 AD - 1200 AD) were direct predecessors to the modern arctic North Americans.
Note: See the article on the planned excavation of these two winter homes.
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