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Approaching the Past through Practice: Reconstruction of a Historical Greenlandic Dog Sled
American Antiquity ( IF 2.7 ) Pub Date : 2025-01-30 , DOI: 10.1017/aaq.2024.65
Emma Vitale

Since the emergence of the Thule culture (AD 1200), dog sledding has been perceived as a central means of transportation in traditional Inuit life in the Arctic. However, there is an absence of research concerning Inuit dog-sled technology and the tradition of the craft. This study investigates the Inuit dog-sled technocomplex using enskilment methodologiesby employing experimental and ethno-archaeological observations to explore the relationship between knowledge and technical practice. It involves the reconstruction of a historical West Greenlandic dog sled, shedding light on carpentry techniques and construction processes. This method emphasizes the interaction between humans, technology, and time, providing essential practical data for future archaeological and historical research, particularly for comprehending fragmented archaeological remains. By focusing on process rather than end product, this research provides insight into understanding Inuit dog sled technology and the complexity of the practice. The connection between artifacts and materially situated practice is demonstrated through the reconstruction of a dog sled, which illustrates the value of physicality in enskilment. It highlights how experimental archaeology can improve our insights into the historical and prehistoric Arctic societies’ technologies, economies, and practices.



中文翻译:


通过实践走近过去:历史格陵兰狗拉雪橇的重建



自图勒文化出现(公元 1200 年)以来,狗拉雪橇一直被视为北极因纽特人传统生活中的主要交通工具。然而,缺乏关于因纽特狗拉雪橇技术和工艺传统的研究。本研究使用 enskilment 方法调查了因纽特人狗拉雪橇技术综合体,通过采用实验和民族考古观察来探索知识和技术实践之间的关系。它涉及重建历史悠久的西格陵兰狗拉雪橇,阐明木工技术和施工过程。这种方法强调人类、技术和时间之间的互动,为未来的考古和历史研究提供了重要的实用数据,特别是理解零散的考古遗迹。通过关注过程而不是最终产品,本研究为理解因纽特狗拉雪橇技术和实践的复杂性提供了见解。文物与物质实践之间的联系通过重建狗拉雪橇得到了展示,这说明了物理性在环境中的价值。它强调了实验考古学如何提高我们对历史和史前北极社会的技术、经济和实践的见解。

更新日期:2025-01-30
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