Skraeling Island
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| Skraeling Island | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
 Canada |
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| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Qikiqtaaluk Region | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Skraeling Island lies off the east coast of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
[edit] History
The Norse referred to the indigenous peoples they encountered in Greenland and the New World as skræling (`cloth-skin,' possibly derived from the hides the natives wore), and the sagas make it clear that the Norse considered the natives hostile. [1]
[edit] Paleontology
Skraeling Island is an extensive archeological site which has yielded a wealth of artifacts from Small-Tool cultures dating from 4500 BC (Dorset and Thule). Norse items found at Inuit sites — some 80 objects from a single site including a small driftwood carving of a face with European features — suggests that there was a lively trade between the groups (as well as an exchange of Norse goods among the Inuit).
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