Download or read book Dorset Occupations in the Vicinity of Port Refuge, High Arctic Canada written by Robert McGhee and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological work between 1972 and 1977 in Port Refuge recovered evidence of several prehistoric occupations of the area, ascribed to Independence I, Pre-Dorset, Independence II/Early Dorset, Late Dorset and Thule cultures. This report describes the findings related to Independence II and Dorset cultures, both on the south coast of Grinnell Peninsula and on adjacent Dundas Island.