Abstract

St. John's Harbour 5 in the Nain region of Labrador, was initially described as a Groswater site undergoing influence from Early Dorset. This paper intends to explore the relationship between the Groswater and Early Dorset in Labrador around 2500 B.P. By reviewing a number of lines of evidence from tool types, raw materials, site locations and overlapping dates this paper looks at the type of relationship the Groswater and Early Dorset may have had, and specifically where St. John's Harbour 5 fits in that relationship.