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Tag Archives: Therkel Mathiassen
Bone of Construction
On September 5, 1892, Danish anthropologist and cartographer Therkel Mathiassen was born. He studied Arctic cultures at sites from Greenland to Nunavut and followed the spread of culture and emigration of Inuit ancestors. He named these the Thule people. Mathiassen … Continue reading
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Tagged bowhead whale, Inuit ancestors, Nunavut, On This Day, September 5, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, Therkel Mathiassen, Thule people
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