- Hardcover: 244 pages
- Publisher: UBC Press (Jan 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0774805536
- ISBN-13: 978-0774805537
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#650,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25 in Books > Science > Archaeology > Native American
- #41 in Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Archaeology > Native American
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Betty Keller, Coast Independent
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.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Mark Bourrie, Canadian Geographic
... a vibrant celebration of the artistic and cultural vision of the early peoples.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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vivid account of a lost people, April 26 2010
By Reader "kkbs" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ancient People of the Arctic (Paperback)
The topic of this book is the history of the paleo-Eskimos, who thrived in the North Amercian Arctic for nearly four thousand years until the arrival of the Innuit. Although the book is nearly exclusively based on archaelogical findings, Robert McGhee succeeds in assembling this data into a very fascinating account of this people lost in time. Fortunately, as the author explains, despite the long period elapsed since the disappearance of the paleo-Eskimos, due to the special arctic environment and climate relatively much has been preserved. The author guides through the history more or less chronologically, explaining the cultural and technological development of these first settlers in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. He speculates on reasons for major changes in hunting techniques and religious practices and the final disappearance of this people vis-a-vis the push toward East by the Innuit.
A well written book on a fascinating subject.
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