Definition: The Denbigh Flint Culture is the name given to one of two patterned stone tool complexes of the arctic region around 2500 BC to 800 BC (the other is Pre-Dorset). Denbigh Flint Culture is found from northern Alaska to Greenland, and is thought to have been made by the ancestors of modern Canadian Inuit peoples. The Denbigh tool makers were caribou hunters and fisherfolk, with an excellent skill for making stone tools. The type site is Iyatayet, excavated by J. Louis Giddings in the 1960s.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Examples:
Iyatayet (Alaska USA), Onion Portage (Alaska, USA)
