Abstract

We already know that different environmental or socio-economic constraints as well as the very nature of the raw materials exploited, exert various influences on the composition of Palaeoeskimo lithic assemblages. However, what effects might responses to these constraints have had on the manufacturing and use of these tools? An analysis,using this perspective, of a Middle Dorset lithic assemblage will aim to examine the role that these constraints and the cultural choices played as far as raw material management and stone tools, especially their production and use. These kinds of interpretations are made possible through technological and use wear analysis.