Overview
This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. From the hints they left behind, accessible only through the fragmented archaeological record, Robert McGhee reconstructs a picture of this life at the margins. He discusses how the Palaeo-Eskimos spread across the entire Arctic, explains how they dealt with sharp climate changes that drastically altered their environment, offers glimpses into their spiritual practices and world view, and speculates about their eventual demise.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert McGhee
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9780774808545
ISBN 10: 0774808543
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 15 October 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Reconstructing their migration and their daily lives from perfectly preserved and house remains and artifacts, McGhee paints a fascinating portrait, enhancing it with dozens of maps, drawings, and photographs of Paleo-Eskimo sites, tools, and decorative art. -- Betty Keller Coast Independent Ancient People of the Arctic is the most comprehensive book on the prehistory of the Paleo-Eskimos to date. It's food for thought that could give us the sense of history and place we so badly need. -- Silvaine Zimmermann Vancouver Sun A vibrant celebration of the artistic and cultural vision of the early peoples. -- Mark Bourrie Canadian Geographic
Ancient People of the Arctic is the most comprehensive book on the prehistory of the Paleo-Eskimos to date. It's food for thought that could give us the sense of history and place we so badly need. -- Silvaine Zimmermann Vancouver Sun A vibrant celebration of the artistic and cultural vision of the early peoples. -- Mark Bourrie Canadian Geographic Reconstructing their migration and their daily lives from perfectly preserved and house remains and artifacts, McGhee paints a fascinating portrait, enhancing it with dozens of maps, drawings, and photographs of Paleo-Eskimo sites, tools, and decorative art. -- Betty Keller Coast Independent
Ancient People of the Arctic is the most comprehensive book on the prehistory of the Paleo-Eskimos to date. It's food for thought that could give us the sense of history and place we so badly need. -- Silvaine Zimmermann * Vancouver Sun * Reconstructing their migration and their daily lives from perfectly preserved and house remains and artifacts, McGhee paints a fascinating portrait, enhancing it with dozens of maps, drawings, and photographs of Paleo-Eskimo sites, tools, and decorative art. -- Betty Keller * Coast Independent * A vibrant celebration of the artistic and cultural vision of the early peoples. -- Mark Bourrie * Canadian Geographic *
Author Information
Robert McGhee is an archaeologist who has conducted thirty years of research on the ancient history of Arctic peoples. He is the author of numerous publications, among them Ancient Canada (1989) and Canada Rediscovered (1991). He is currently a curator of archaeology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
