Bowdoin College Labrador Archaeology Project 1993-95

考古学家已经构建了一个广泛的文化概述 拉布拉多因纽特人的历史， 民族历史数据，并确定了环境， 历史、人口和社会经济因素， 在过去的600年里影响了文化的发展。的 特别令人感兴趣的是独特的18世纪的演变 世纪社区的特点是大型中心位于 有公共房屋的定居点，长途贸易网络， 财富和强有力的领导力的明确展示。不同 已经提出了一些假设来解释这一发展，包括 气候变化、人口增长和社会经济变化 在与欧洲人的接触中成长起来。这三年的挖掘 一个项目的目的是测试这些假设使用沉降 材料.这些结果将有助于我们了解 气候变化和人类适应北极， 全球变化问题。

Archaeologists have constructed a broad overview of the culture history of the Labrador Inuit using archaeological and ethnohistorical data, and have identified environmental, historical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors that might have affected cultural developments during the past 600 years. Of particular interest has been the evolution of distinctive 18th century communities characterized by large centrally located settlements with communal houses, long-distance trade networks, explicit displays of wealth and strong leadership. Different hypotheses have been posed to explain this development including climate change, population growth, and socioeconomic changes growing out of contact with Europeans. This three-year excavation project is designed to test these hypotheses using settlement materials. The results will contribute to our knowledge of climate change and human adaptation in the Arctic and relate to global change issues.