Northwest Territories Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of the Canadian province of Northwest Territories.
Baymaud Shipwreck
Investigations of a ship sunk off Cambridge Bay in 1930, built for Roald Amundsen to help explore the Arctic; from the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center.
Investigations of a ship sunk off Cambridge Bay in 1930, built for Roald Amundsen to help explore the Arctic; from the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center.
Baymaud: Underwater Treasure of Cambridge Bay
Murray Lundberg's article on the Baymaud wreck, in Explore North.
Murray Lundberg's article on the Baymaud wreck, in Explore North.
Brooman Point
Dorset and Thule occupations on Karluk Island; excavations by James Helmer in the late 1970s, and this report from Robert McGhee on the Canadian Civilizations page.
Dorset and Thule occupations on Karluk Island; excavations by James Helmer in the late 1970s, and this report from Robert McGhee on the Canadian Civilizations page.
Naujan (Canada)
The Thule tradition archaeological site of Naujan is located near the modern town of Repulse Bay on the northwestern edge of Hudson Bay in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
The Thule tradition archaeological site of Naujan is located near the modern town of Repulse Bay on the northwestern edge of Hudson Bay in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
NOGAP Archaeological Project
An integrated archaeological research project centered on the High Arctic; from the Canadian Archaeological Association.
An integrated archaeological research project centered on the High Arctic; from the Canadian Archaeological Association.
Old Fort Reliance
Encampment for parties searching for the lost John Ross (1833) and Franklin expeditions (1855); preserved and maintained by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
Encampment for parties searching for the lost John Ross (1833) and Franklin expeditions (1855); preserved and maintained by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
In Yellowknife; conducts archaeology throughout the arctic regions. This web site contains a great deal of information concerning Inuit culture.
In Yellowknife; conducts archaeology throughout the arctic regions. This web site contains a great deal of information concerning Inuit culture.
QkHn-12
Robert Park at the University of Waterloo describes a small archaeological excavation undertaken in the Canadian High Arctic at this Thule culture site in the High Arctic islands.
Robert Park at the University of Waterloo describes a small archaeological excavation undertaken in the Canadian High Arctic at this Thule culture site in the High Arctic islands.
Verna Mae Firth Site
Inuvik Phase, Arctic Small Tool Tradition site on Lake Hyndman; from Jean-Luc Pilon of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Inuvik Phase, Arctic Small Tool Tradition site on Lake Hyndman; from Jean-Luc Pilon of the Canadian Museum of Civilization