Abstract
Eastern Canadian Arctic Paleo‐Eskimo archaeology is constructed at the intersection of several discursive fields: different archaeological paradigms, Arctic ethnography and a broader cultural discourse on the “North”. The social organization of Arctic archaeology and textual practices also contribute to construction of the research object. These components are unpacked in a critical review of research, with particular attention to the relationship between ethnography and archaeology, settlement‐subsistence, explanations of culture change, stylistic variation and culture unit concepts, and social archaeology. The limitations of the prevailing discursive fields could be offset by an engagement with social practice theory, and greater involvement of Inuit in archaeology may lead to changes in discursive structures.
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