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Ancient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel
Paleo-Inuit voyaged 52.7 km across open Arctic water to settle the Carey Islands 4,500 years ago, living in bilobate tents and exploiting seabirds and seals.
- New research in Antiquity shows Palaeo‑Inuit voyaged to the Kitsissut Islands, crossing about 52.7 kilometres of open water off north‑west Greenland.
- The Pikialasorsuaq polynya formed about 4500 years ago, creating sustained open water that attracted people to the Kitsissut Islands soon after.
- Researchers recorded five sites with 297 archaeological features and found 15 circular bilobate tents divided by stones on Isbjørne Island, with a thick‑billed murre wing bone radiocarbon‑dated to 4400–3938 years old.
- The findings show early human settlers helped shape the ecosystem by fertilising soils and interacting with seabirds, seals, and polar bears, Walls says.
- Researchers infer skin‑on‑frame watercraft carrying nine or 10 people, with journey duration of 15 to 18 hours of difficult paddling highlighting advanced seafaring skills.
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Ancient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel
Archeologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more than 4,000 years. They offer surprising new insights about the first people who lived near what is now the Canada-Greenland border.
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The first people to reach the Kitsissut Islands off the north-west coast of Greenland were Indigenous peoples, who crossed over 50 kilometres of treacherous water
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