Show island too cold for the eskimos 0 s canadian arctic spot Is merely crossroads washington its even too cold for eskimos on cornwallis island this desolate spot in ia the canadian arctic wai was tor for centuries no more than a crossroads for eskimos migrating to and from Ct Ci and alaska the tha climate that moved the tha eskimos also preserved remnants of their civilization however excavations this summer produced a wealth of inform information al to n a bout about prehistoric ufa iffe in the tha northern climes three village sites were found that dated from the thule eskimos a prehistoric tribe which originated in alaska and wandered through the arctic islands with the excavations came some of the richest thule deposits yet uncovered fragments of clothing weapons and food deposits the survey a joint project of the smithsonian institution and the national museum of canada has reconstructed a comprehensive picture of thaT tho thule hulo culture from these remains apparently a thule thula would have been lost without the wha whale le with whalebone whale bone he built his house and made his weapons lie ile ate the whale that his bis weapons killed ile ho also used stone and turf in constructing settlements antlers anglers and ivory occasionally were weapon material in one thule house the expedition found an amulet or eskimo rabbit toot foot made mada of ef small leather pouches strung on a circular skin akin thong |