Peter Whitridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 3607143 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Whitridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitridge |
| SIGNATURE | WHITRIDGE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2440-3691 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Graffiti, Atmosphere, and the Structure of Feeling of Marginal Places
Wrapping the Body
Miniature bodies performed multiple roles in past Inuit societies, as dolls, ornaments, personal amulets, and an assortment of magico-ritual devices. A particular genre of faceless, stub-armed wooden figurine is identical to those historically dressed in hide clothing and used primarily as girls’ playthings and, although reasonably common on Inuit sites, they have attracted relatively little archaeological attention. The figural overlap of dolls …
Methods for determination of the source of iron in precontact Inuit and Dorset culture artifacts from the Canadian Arctic
Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets
Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this paper, we conduct stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis of the skeletal remains of dogs (n = 35) and wild fauna (n = 68) from sites locat…
Gender, Households, and the Material Construction of Social Difference
Fractal Worlds
Archaeologists approach their evidence at numerous scales, from the intercontinental distributions of people and their things to the microscopic structure in a thin section. This is possible and worthwhile, in part, because people in the past also acted in, and conceived of, their worlds at a variety of scales. The precontact Inuit record reveals not only large-scale regional networks and intricate site structures, but also the diminutive worlds …
Paleoeskimo Demography on Western Victoria Island, Arctic Canada
Paleoeskimo populations on western Victoria Island reached maximum levels in Early Pre-Dorset time and declined abruptly shortly after 3800 14C years BP. The largest subsequent recovery occurred during Dorset time, particularly during Late Dorset, about 1500 to 600 BP. Early Pre-Dorset settlement patterns were similar to those documented for the same period and culture elsewhere in Arctic Canada, with dispersed nuclear families and small extended…
Eskimo Architecture
lies behind almost every successful (and unsuccessful) mining venture
Reimagining the Iglu
Landscapes, Houses, Bodies, Things
Social and ritual determinants of whale bone transport at a classic Thule winter site in the Canadian Arctic
Recent research has demonstrated that patterning related to harvesting selectivity and architectural bone utilization persists in the surface distribution of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) bones at classic Thule sites in the Canadian central Arctic, despite scavenging by later non-whaling Inuit groups. Since skeletal riders with minimal architectural or artifactual utility are associated with carcass portions that were socially and ritually p…
Zen Fish
Estimating the Age and Sex of Caribou from Mandibular Measurements
Derivation and application of a meat utility index for Phocid Seals
Landscapes, Houses, Bodies, Things
Derivation and application of a meat utility index for Phocid Seals
Estimating the Age and Sex of Caribou from Mandibular Measurements
Reimagining the Iglu
Social and ritual determinants of whale bone transport at a classic Thule winter site in the Canadian Arctic
Recent research has demonstrated that patterning related to harvesting selectivity and architectural bone utilization persists in the surface distribution of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) bones at classic Thule sites in the Canadian central Arctic, despite scavenging by later non-whaling Inuit groups. Since skeletal riders with minimal architectural or artifactual utility are associated with carcass portions that were socially and ritually p…
Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets
Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this paper, we conduct stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis of the skeletal remains of dogs (n = 35) and wild fauna (n = 68) from sites locat…
Derivation and application of a meat utility index for Phocid Seals
Estimating the Age and Sex of Caribou from Mandibular Measurements
Zen Fish
Social and ritual determinants of whale bone transport at a classic Thule winter site in the Canadian Arctic
Recent research has demonstrated that patterning related to harvesting selectivity and architectural bone utilization persists in the surface distribution of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) bones at classic Thule sites in the Canadian central Arctic, despite scavenging by later non-whaling Inuit groups. Since skeletal riders with minimal architectural or artifactual utility are associated with carcass portions that were socially and ritually p…
Landscapes, Houses, Bodies, Things
Reimagining the Iglu
Eskimo Architecture
lies behind almost every successful (and unsuccessful) mining venture
Paleoeskimo Demography on Western Victoria Island, Arctic Canada
Paleoeskimo populations on western Victoria Island reached maximum levels in Early Pre-Dorset time and declined abruptly shortly after 3800 14C years BP. The largest subsequent recovery occurred during Dorset time, particularly during Late Dorset, about 1500 to 600 BP. Early Pre-Dorset settlement patterns were similar to those documented for the same period and culture elsewhere in Arctic Canada, with dispersed nuclear families and small extended…
Fractal Worlds
Archaeologists approach their evidence at numerous scales, from the intercontinental distributions of people and their things to the microscopic structure in a thin section. This is possible and worthwhile, in part, because people in the past also acted in, and conceived of, their worlds at a variety of scales. The precontact Inuit record reveals not only large-scale regional networks and intricate site structures, but also the diminutive worlds …
Gender, Households, and the Material Construction of Social Difference
Diversity in Labrador Inuit sled dog diets
Sled dogs were an integral part of Labrador Inuit life from the initial expansion and settlement of northeastern Canada to the present day. Tasked with pulling sleds and assisting people with other subsistence activities in the winter, dogs required regular provisioning with protein and fat. In this paper, we conduct stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis of the skeletal remains of dogs (n = 35) and wild fauna (n = 68) from sites locat…
Methods for determination of the source of iron in precontact Inuit and Dorset culture artifacts from the Canadian Arctic
Wrapping the Body
Miniature bodies performed multiple roles in past Inuit societies, as dolls, ornaments, personal amulets, and an assortment of magico-ritual devices. A particular genre of faceless, stub-armed wooden figurine is identical to those historically dressed in hide clothing and used primarily as girls’ playthings and, although reasonably common on Inuit sites, they have attracted relatively little archaeological attention. The figural overlap of dolls …
Graffiti, Atmosphere, and the Structure of Feeling of Marginal Places
Indigenous Studies and Ecology (10 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Arctic (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · History (4 works)