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Archaeological methods during excavation in the Arctic

The stratified layers are an archive of the past. The layers are excavated one at a time in order to keep finds from different layers separate. In that way we can learn about chronological changes in tools and weaponry and the preferred game species of different periods. Watch the film

Traces of Inuit, the last inhabitants of Qajaa. A stave from a vessel originates from the last inhabitants, the Thule-people. Inuit was taught this vessels techniques by the Norse that lived in South Greenland from around 800 to 1400.

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A fragile shaft of wood for a knife need special care and conservation.

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Excavation in Perma frost. The frozen soil is melted with boiling water.

 

 

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Dating of the layers of soil. Jørgen Meldgaard and Jeppe Møhl is sampling for C14 from turf and twigs from the individual contexts.

 

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"Hide and seek" - The archaeologist Jørgen Meldgaard in a plyful mood.

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