Drill

Date created
probably 2500 BC–AD 1000
Culture/People
possibly Saqqaq/Pre-Dorset Tradition or Dorset Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
Therkel Mathiassen, Non-Indian, 1892-1967
Previous owner
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Collection History
Excavated in 1931 or 1932 by Therkel Mathiassen (1892-1967, Danish archaeologist, ethnographer, and cartographer) during fieldwork sponsored by the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); subsequently in the collection of the Nationalmuseet; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1932.
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Place
Excavation Field E near House Site 5; Savanganeq, Sermilik Fjord; Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Saqqaq/Pre-Dorset Tradition (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/4170
Barcode
184170.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Drill
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e6c1b3e9-43ad-4cce-bc83-21d243fcd17d
Record ID
NMAI_196906