An essay about the human remains of the inuit mummies of GReenland. Evaluates the scientific techniques used on the human remains and what the results show about the society of the ancient inuit life.
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YEAR 11 ASSESSMENT TASK
HUMAN REMAINS
The Inuit Mummies of Greenland
Qilakitsoq is a remote spot on the west coast of Greenland, about 450km north of the Artic Circle. Thule Culture, (named by Archaeologists) which originated in Alaska and then spread westward about a thousand years ago, occupied this spot. The Thule Culture are the ancestors of the modern day Inuit, who still inhabit the Arctic. Qilakitsoq was a winter encampment, comprising a number of stone
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has a limit in what it can achieve, for in order to use the evidence to prove the theory of lifestyle and society irrefutably, the same test results must be found in all the evidence and it should also be backed up by written evidence as well. Data gained from tests may be interpreted in many different ways and beliefs regarding historical events will not necessarily be true, simply on the basis of archaeological evidence.
has a limit in what it can achieve, for in order to use the evidence to prove the theory of lifestyle and society irrefutably, the same test results must be found in all the evidence and it should also be backed up by written evidence as well. Data gained from tests may be interpreted in many different ways and beliefs regarding historical events will not necessarily be true, simply on the basis of archaeological evidence.