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Ancient people of Southern Greenland
The Saqqaq culture was a Paleo-Inuit culture in southern Greenland. It was named after the settlement of Saqqaq, the site of many archaeological finds
Saqqaq_culture
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Saqqaq (old spelling: Sarqaq) is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. Founded in 1755 as Solsiden, Saqqaq had 132 inhabitants
Saqqaq
Autonomous territory of Denmark
was inhabited by the Saqqaq culture. Most finds of remains from that period have been around Disko Bay, including the site of Saqqaq, for which the culture
Greenland
City in Greenland
site has been inhabited for the last 4,500 years, first by peoples of the Saqqaq culture, then Dorset culture, and then the Thule people, whose Inuit descendants
Sisimiut
Ancestral culture of peoples in the Arctic before Inuit migration
disappearing around 1500 CE. Paleo-Eskimo groups included the Pre-Dorset; the Saqqaq culture of Greenland (2500–800 BCE); the Independence I and Independence
Paleo-Eskimo
Heliport in Greenland
Saqqaq Heliport (ICAO: BGSQ) is a heliport in Saqqaq, a village on the Nuussuaq Peninsula in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. The heliport
Saqqaq_Heliport
Paleo-Eskimo culture (500 BCE–1500 CE)
understood. They may have developed from the previous cultures of Pre-Dorset, Saqqaq or (less likely) Independence I cultures. There are, however, problems with
Dorset_culture
City in Greenland
years ago. While Saqqaq-era sites are generally the most numerous of all the prehistoric sites in Greenland, around Qaqortoq the Saqqaq presence is less
Qaqortoq
Paleo-Eskimo culture of northern Greenland
in Peary Land. The Independence I people lived at the same time as the Saqqaq culture of southern Greenland. Independence I culture was followed by Independence
Independence_I_culture
Prehistoric culture
culture in Arctic Canada, Independence I culture in the High Arctic and Saqqaq culture in southern Greenland. The ASTt was followed by the Norton tradition
Arctic_Small_Tool_tradition
Bay on the western coast of Greenland
uncertain when the Inuit first started venturing into Disko Bay, but the Saqqaq were present there between 2400 and 900 BC. Disko Bay has been an important
Disko_Bay
Oceanic division
Early Paleo-Eskimo groups included the Pre-Dorset (c. 3200–850 BC); the Saqqaq culture of Greenland (2500–800 BC); the Independence I and Independence
Arctic_Ocean
Ethnic group indigenous to Greenland
north Greenland as the Independence I culture and south Greenland as the Saqqaq culture. The Early Dorset replaced these early Greenlanders around 700 BCE
Greenlandic_Inuit
Greenland AIP for BGST – Saattut Heliport from Naviair Greenland AIP for BGSQ – Saqqaq Heliport from Naviair Greenland AIP for BGSV – Savissivik Heliport from
List_of_airports_in_Greenland
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Denmark
well-preserved evidence of seasonal hunting and gathering. Remains from the Saqqaq, Dorset, and Thule cultures and sites from the later Inuit and colonial
Aasivissuit – Nipisat: Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
Aasivissuit_–_Nipisat:_Inuit_Hunting_Ground_between_Ice_and_Sea
Culture of the Inuit in the Arctic and Subarctic region
some centuries later. Saqqaq culture 2400 – 900 BCE In the western and southern parts of the eastern coast of Greenland, the Saqqaq culture developed around
Inuit_culture
Fjord in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Sermermiut site containing remnants from three Inuit cultures, including Saqqaq, Early Dorset and Thule cultures. Modern settlements throughout the fjord
Ilulissat_Icefjord
Extinct flightless seabird from the North Atlantic
pudding out of the eggs of the great auk. The Dorset also hunted it. The Saqqaq in Greenland overhunted the species, causing a local reduction in range
Great_auk
Capital and largest city of Greenland
was first occupied by the ancient, pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2200 BCE, when they lived in the area around the
Nuuk
Nationals of Greenland
Paleo-Inuit into Greenland occurred around 2500 BC. From 2500 BC to 800 BC, the Saqqaq culture thrived in southern and western Greenland, with most remains found
Greenlanders
City in Greenland
was inhabited by Inuit peoples from prehistoric times, with evidence of Saqqaq settlement around 1500 BC and Dorset occupation from about 300 AD. In the
Ilulissat
Early pre-Inuit culture in arctic Russia, Canada and Alaska
including the Independence I culture in the High Arctic and Greenland, Saqqaq culture in Greenland, Pre-Dorset in the High and Central Arctic and the
Early_Paleo-Eskimo
Abandoned Middle Age Norse settlements
have been adopted by Inuit, as it was already known to the people of the Saqqaq culture (2400–900 BC). The simple roof structure was made of driftwood (in
Norse settlements in Greenland
Norse_settlements_in_Greenland
Period from c. 8000 to 1000 BC in North America
last archaeological evidence of Independence I is from 1730 BC. 2400 BC: Saqqaq people enter Greenland from Siberia and live there until 400 BC. 2500 BC:
Archaic period (North America)
Archaic_period_(North_America)
Municipality of Greenland
(Jacobshavn) Ilimanaq (Claushavn) Oqaatsut (Hollandshuk) Qeqertaq (Øen) Saqqaq (Solsiden) Qaanaaq (Thule) Qeqertat Savissivik Siorapaluk Uummannaq Ikerasak
Avannaata
Exonym for an Indigenous people of the circumpolar region
Eskimology Inuit religion Kudlik Maupuk Nanook of the North, 1922 documentary Saqqaq culture Houghton Mifflin Company (2005). Houghton Mifflin Company (ed.)
Eskimo
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. doi:10
List_of_tsunamis
Island in Greenland
preserved Saqqaq culture archaeological site, containing some stone artifacts that were previously unknown from the Saqqaq culture. The Saqqaq people are
Nipisat_Island
Abandoned settlement in Greenland
well documented. A 1953 dig identified that Sermermiut had been used by Saqqaq, Early Dorset and Thule cultures. Another dig in 1983 dated the start of
Sermermiut
Traditional Inuit hunting
Press, 2007. Grønnow, Bjarne. 2012. "An Archaeological Reconstruction of Saqqaq Bows, Darts, Harpoons, and Lances". Études/Inuit/Studies. 36, no. 1: 23–48
Eskimo_archery
Arctic locations listed by type and latitude
Northernmost settlement in Finland and European Union Saqqaq Greenland (Danish Realm) 70°00' N 160 yes yes Settlement - site name for the Saqqaq culture
List of northernmost settlements
List_of_northernmost_settlements
Island of the Arctic Archipelago in Nunavut, Canada
identified at the Smith Sound region: Independence I, Independence I / Saqqaq, Pre-Dorset, Saqqaq, early Dorset, and late Dorset. They chiefly hunted muskoxen:
Ellesmere_Island
History museum in Sisimiut, Greenland
on ten years of archaeological research and excavations of the ancient Saqqaq culture settlements near the town, offering an insight into the culture
Sisimiut_Museum
Type of knot
identified among the knots found at the 4500 year old Qeqertasussuk site of the Saqqaq culture. In 1865 the Alpine Club Journal reported on tests conducted on
Fisherman's_knot
Bangladesh Avannaata, Ilimanaq, Ilulissat, Oqaatsut, Qaanaaq, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Siorapaluk, Uummannaq, Kujalleq, Narsaq, Narsarsuaq, Qaqortoq, Qassiarsuk
Google_Street_View_coverage
Precursors of the Inuit and Yupik peoples
although haplogroups A, A2b and D3a2a were also identified. Qilakitsoq Saqqaq culture "Thule". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. "Thule".
Thule_people
Qeqertarsuatsiaat Fiskernæs Sermersooq 32 172 Sermiligaaq - Sermersooq 33 160 Saqqaq Solsiden Avannaata 34 158 Aappilattoq, Avannaata Avannaata 35 156 Qaarsut
List of cities and towns in Greenland
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Greenland
Inuit language spoken in Greenland
Thule people in the 1200s. The languages that were spoken by the earlier Saqqaq and Dorset cultures in Greenland are unknown. The first descriptions of
Greenlandic_language
caribou. Archaeological sites can be dated to various periods, including Saqqaq (2500-700 BC), Dorset (800 BC-1 AD), Thule Inuit (from the 13th century)
List of World Heritage Sites in Denmark
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Denmark
Peninsula in western Greenland
The main settlements are Qaarsut and Niaqornat on the northwestern shore, Saqqaq on the southeastern shore, at the foot of the Livets Top mountain (1,150
Nuussuaq_Peninsula
Paleo-Eskimo cultures in the Canadian Arctic
found to be closely related to peoples of the Saqqaq culture and Dorset culture. The ancestors of the Saqqaq, Pre-Dorset and Dorset probably migrated from
Pre-Dorset
Island in Baffin Bay, Greenland
Middle Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 24 (3): 757–772
Disko_Island
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. Retrieved
Nuugaatsiaq
Town in Greenland
research of the nearby Mittivakkat Glacier, is near the town. The people of Saqqaq culture were the first to reach eastern Greenland, arriving from the north
Tasiilaq
Former municipality of Greenland
(Jacobshavn) Ilimanaq (Claushavn) Oqaatsut (Hollandshuk) Qeqertaq (Øen) Saqqaq (Solsiden) Qaanaaq (Thule) Qeqertat Savissivik Siorapaluk Uummannaq Ikerasak
Qaasuitsup
Very large wave created by a large, sudden displacement of material into a body of water
tsunami created a wave that destroyed boats at the closest populated village, Saqqaq, on the southwestern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula 40 kilometres (25 mi)
Megatsunami
Village in Greenland
the north of the village. The region was first settled by people of the Saqqaq culture arriving from the north. The area was resettled by the Norse between
Arsuk
Island in Greenland
century identified numerous flakes of killiaq possibly from both Thule and Saqqaq cultures. A late Dorset harpoon head was reportedly excavated from Ritenbenk
Alluttoq_Island
Airport in Ililissat, Greenland
Copenhagen (begins 29 October 2026), Ilimanaq, Nuuk, Qaanaaq, Qaarsut, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Sisimiut, Upernavik Seasonal: Kangerlussuaq,[citation needed] Qasigiannguit
Ilulissat_Airport
Siorapaluk Heliport Siorapaluk BGSO QOQ Saarloq Heliport Saarloq BGSQ Saqqaq Heliport Saqqaq BGSS JHS Sisimiut Airport (Holsteinsborg Airport) Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)
List of airports by ICAO code: B
List_of_airports_by_ICAO_code:_B
Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup
belong to the Q-B143 subclade. It also has been found in a specimen of the Saqqaq culture of prehistoric Greenland. Because few samples from Asia have been
Haplogroup_Q-NWT01
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
sea only, serviced by Diskoline. The ferry links Qeqertaq with Ilulissat, Saqqaq, and Oqaatsut. The village's main source of income is fishing for halibut
Qeqertaq
Settlement in Greenland
operates government contract flights to villages farther north: Qeqertaq and Saqqaq. Settlement flights in the Disko Bay are unique in that they are operated
Oqaatsut
Archaeological site in Greenland
frequently-occurring fog. This area was first settled by Paleo-Eskimos of the Saqqaq culture about 4300 years Before Present, who presumably traveled via Ellesmere
Qilakitsoq
Academic field of study
pushed the Saqqaq toward the west. A similar temperature fluctuation occurred around 2,800 B.P. that led to the abandonment of the inhabited Saqqaq region;
Historical_climatology
Coastal archipelago in Greenland
through the area, leaving behind a trail of archeological sites. The early Saqqaq culture diminished in importance around 1,000 BCE, followed by the migrants
Upernavik_Archipelago
Danish evolutionary geneticist
led by Willerslev sequenced the genome of a 4,000-year-old man from the Saqqaq culture of Greenland from his hair. This was the first whole-genome sequencing
Eske_Willerslev
Carbon dating of burial site Arctic, North America Greenland 4,000 BP Saqqaq Saqqaq culture was the first of several waves of settlement from northern Canada
List of first human settlements
List_of_first_human_settlements
Danish state enterprise
MIPI. "Pilersuisoq KNI A/S". Accessed 2 May 2012. (in Danish) Dahl, Jens. Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World. Univ. of Toronto Press
Royal Greenland Trading Department
Royal_Greenland_Trading_Department
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. doi:10
List_of_landslides
Greenland in the 10th century. The earliest known cultures in Greenland are the Saqqaq culture (2500–800 BC) and the Independence I culture in northern Greenland
History_of_Greenland
Strait in Greenland
located in the outlet of the strait, at the confluence with Disko Bay. Saqqaq is the only settlement in the area, located in the southern part on the
Sullorsuaq_Strait
Topics referred to by the same term
defunct political party in Queensland, Australia QUP, the FAA LID code for Saqqaq Heliport, Greenland qup, the ISO 639-3 code for Southern Pastaza Quechua
QUP
Ferry line in western Greenland
Uummannaq Aleqa Ittuk 36 Ilulissat − Ilimanaq Ilulissat − Oqaatsut − Qeqertaq − Saqqaq Aviaq Ittuk 36 Aasiaat − Kangaatsiaq − Attu − Iginniarfik − Ikerasaarsuk
Disko_Line
Settlement in Greenland
behind a trail of archeological sites. These first settlers belong to the Saqqaq culture but were followed around 3,000 years ago by the Dorset culture,
Kullorsuaq
Human Y chromosome DNA grouping common among Native Americans
occupies 46% among Q in North America) On the other hand, a 4000-year-old Saqqaq individual belonging to Q1a-MEH2* has been found in Greenland. Surprisingly
Haplogroup_Q-M242
culture, 2500 BCE, Bering Strait Pre-Dorset, eastern Arctic, 2500–500 BCE Saqqaq culture, Greenland, 2500–800 BCE Independence I, northeastern Canada and
Classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Classification_of_the_Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Tsunami, possibly before written history
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. doi:10
Paleotsunami
Uninhabited village in Greenland
have been inhabited by the ancient pre-Inuit, Paleo-Eskimo people of the Saqqaq culture as far back as 2200 BC. It still contains archaeological ruins of
Qoornoq
Fjord system in Greenland
Island revealed the existence of an ancient Arctic culture, later named the Saqqaq culture, which inhabited the area of west-central Greenland between 2500
Uummannaq_Fjord
Fishing company in Greenland
MIPI. "Pilersuisoq KNI A/S". Accessed 2 May 2012. (in Danish) Dahl, Jens. Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World. Univ. of Toronto Press
Royal_Greenland
cities/areas Avannaata Ilimanaq, Ilulissat, Oqaatsut, Qaanaaq, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Siorapaluk, Uummannaq Kujalleq Narsaq, Narsarsuaq, Qaqortoq, Qassiarsuk
Google Street View in North America
Google_Street_View_in_North_America
Archaeological site in Peru
River site, Anzick-1, Kennewick man, and the individual tested from the Saqqaq culture, shows a genetic affinity for modern Siberian populations, especially
Soro_Mik'aya_Patjxa
UNESCO World Heritage Site
beginning with the Arctic small tool tradition and continuing with the Saqqaq and Dorset cultures, before vanishing from southern Greenland. In the 10th
Kujataa
Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
Uyghur, Mongol from Jilin and Chaoyang D2a'b D2a – Aleut, Tlingit D2a1 – Saqqaq, ancient Canada D2a1a – Aleut D2a1b – Siberian Eskimo D2a2 – Chukchi, Eskimo
Haplogroup_D_(mtDNA)
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Nuugaatsiaq Nuussuaq Oqaatsut Qaanaaq Qaarsut Qeqertaq Qeqertat Saattut Saqqaq Savissivik Siorapaluk Tasiusaq Ukkusissat Upernavik Upernavik Kujalleq Uummannaq
Igaliku
Genus of lichens
doi:10.2307/3243869. JSTOR 3243869. Hansen, Eric Steen (2007). "Lichens from Saqqaq and Qeqertaq, Central West Greenland". Folia Cryptogamica Estonica. 43:
Arctocetraria
Settlement in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
wide mountain massif in the southeast, directly above the airport. The Saqqaq people were the first to reach eastern Greenland, arriving from the north
Kulusuk
Fjord in Greenland
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. Retrieved
Karrat_Fjord
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Ilulissat, from where ferry connections are available to Oqaatsut, Qeqertaq, Saqqaq, Qeqertarsuaq, and towns and settlements in the Aasiaat Archipelago. The
Ilimanaq
Settlement in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Localities January 1st 1977-2024 [BEESTD] Dahl, Jens (26 February 2015). Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World. University of Toronto Press
Niaqornat
138. ISBN 978-0-7386-0070-3. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Dahl, Jens (2000). Saqqaq: an Inuit hunting community in the modern world. University of Toronto Press
Fishing_industry_in_Greenland
Study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in the arctic
linkage between the similar tool-usage of multiple Arctic cultures, including Saqqaq and Pre-Dorset peoples. The Arctic Small Tool tradition was directly ancestral
Arctic_ecology
Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup
northeastern Siberia, dating back approximately 10,000 years. A male from the Saqqaq culture, discovered in Greenland and dated to around 4,000 years ago, has
Haplogroup_Q-B143
Island in Sermersooq, Greenland
northern end of the island. This site belongs to the oldest phase of the Saqqaq culture, around 2000 BCE. The island is hilly throughout, with several distinct
Kulusuk_Island
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
through the area, leaving behind a trail of archeological sites. The early Saqqaq culture diminished in importance around 1.000 BCE, followed by the migrants
Nuussuaq
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
mid-Holocene landslide-generated tsunamis recorded in lake sediments from Saqqaq, West Greenland". copernicus.org. European Geosciences Union. Retrieved
Illorsuit
Danish trade conglomerate
2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 2 May 2012. (in Danish) Dahl, Jens. Saqqaq: An Inuit Hunting Community in the Modern World. Univ. of Toronto Press
KNI_A/S
Qeqertarsuaq Godhavn Qeqertarsuatsiaat Fiskenæsset Qeqertarsuup tunua Diskobugt Saqqaq Solsiden Sisimiut Holsteinsborg Ullersuaq Kap Alexander Uummannarsuaq Kap
Danish_exonyms
Bay in Greenland
series of skerries and channels in the west. In the past, at the time of the Saqqaq culture settlements in the area, the bay extended further inland, the shoreline
Kangerluarsunnguaq_Bay
SAQQAQ
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German
Brave
Girl/Female
Indian
Clever; Beautiful; Rich
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Hindu
He from whose navel comes the lotus
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Supreme consciousness, Name of Lord Ganesh, Blissful
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Tamil
Morning, Dawn
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Adornment
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Hindu, Indian
A Beauty by Its Blue Reflection
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Bengali, Indian, Modern
Victorious of Sea
Girl/Female
Aramaic American German Latin
Lady.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Thankful
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