Thule Inuit
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The Thule Inuit were a prehistoric Arctic people, ancestral to modern Inuit, known for their advanced sea-hunting culture and expansion across northern North America and Greenland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archaeological culture
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Inuit culture → Prehistoric people → |
| archaeologicalPhase |
Classic Thule
→
Neo-Thule → |
| areAncestralTo |
Central Canadian Inuit
→
Inughuit → Inupiat → Kalaallit → Modern Inuit → |
| culturalContinuityWith |
Historic Inuit groups
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| developedFrom |
Dorset culture
→
Old Bering Sea culture → |
| economyType |
Marine hunting economy
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| ethnicityOf |
Inuit
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| housingType |
Semi-subterranean winter houses
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Skin tents → Snow houses → |
| knownFor |
Advanced sea-mammal hunting
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Development of kayaks → Long-distance Arctic expansion → Snow house (iglu) construction → Sophisticated harpoon technology → Use of dog sleds → Use of large skin boats (umiaks) → |
| languageFamily |
Eskimo–Aleut languages
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| mainRegion |
Alaska
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Arctic North America → Bering Strait region → Canadian Arctic Archipelago → Greenland → |
| namedAfter |
Thule (Qaanaaq) region
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| partOf |
Arctic small tool tradition
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| primaryPrey |
Bowhead whale
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Caribou → Seals → Walrus → |
| replacedCulture |
Dorset culture
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| socialOrganization |
Small kin-based groups
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| subsistenceStrategy |
Seasonal mobility
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| timePeriod |
Late prehistoric period
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| timePeriodEnd |
circa 1600 CE
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| timePeriodStart |
circa 1000 CE
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| usedMaterial |
Animal skins
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Bone → Driftwood → Ivory → Stone → |
| usedTechnology |
Dog traction
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Driftwood-framed houses → Snow knives → Toggle-headed harpoons → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Thule Inuit
("Classic Thule")
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archaeologicalPhase |
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Greenlandic Norse
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interactedWith |