Paleogeography of Human Settlement at Iqaluktuuq, Victoria Island, Nunavut

Change in sea levels, be they isostatic or eustatic, impact humans and the paleogeography inhabit. In this paper we examine at Iqaluktuuq, a section of Ekalluk River, Victoria Island, Nunavut, between Tahiryuaq (Ferguson Lake) Wellington Bay. The area’s rebound impacted River’s development use area by two essential subsistence resources, Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) caribou (Rangifer tarandus). This, turn, choices Pre-Dorset, Middle Late Dorset, Thule/Inuit people regarding site locations. A new relative sea-level curve developed using calibrated radiocarbon dates on marine shells terrestrial material from archaeological sites is produced for Iqaluktuuq. Based data, large scale (1:50,000) maps are presented period human occupation 3100 years Before Present (B.P. cal) to present, revealing how impacts people’s settlement choices.