Qilakitsoq: was in der Nähe ist, wie man hinkommt und wann man fährt · 2026
Field researchers split their seasons between winter bases and summer tent camps across the fjords, following the seasonal migration paths of local game.
Archaeological discoveries at the settlement preserve an intact record of Arctic domestic life and hunting culture.
Paleo-Eskimo groups from the Saqqaq culture reached this fjord landscape after traveling across Ellesmere Island, followed by subsequent migrations arriving from Alaska through Canada. Thule communities later established a seasonal base on the shore, constructing sod winter homes and using skin tents during summer expeditions through adjacent waters.
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Local subsistence relied on hunting seals, whales, polar bears, reindeer, and ptarmigan alongside coastal fishing. Danish colonial records noted the winter outpost under the name Killekitok after the establishment of nearby Omenak. European sealers eventually introduced large net systems that depleted maritime food stocks, contributing to the permanent abandonment of the site.
- Thule mummies
- Saqqaq settlement
- European net hunting
- Thule residents lived in sod houses during winter and moved into tents for summer hunting trips.
- Danish colonists documented the settlement under the name Killekitok following the founding of Omenak.
- Mummified remains discovered at the location provide archaeological evidence of regional Inuit life.
- The local diet encompassed marine mammals, polar bears, reindeer, ptarmigan, and fish.
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