Dorset
The permanently frozen soil of the Arctic acts as a gigantic
vault, preserving the belongings of people who lived here thousands of
years ago. Among its greatest treasures are the carvings in wood and ivory
made by the Dorset people, who occupied the area before the Inuit. The
people of the Dorset culture were the descendants of Siberian immigrants,
who were the first occupants of the Arctic regions of North America. They
lived in the Canadian Arctic for over three millennia, developing a unique
way of life in apparent isolation from other human groups. |
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