Definition of Palaeo-Eskimo in English:
Palaeo-Eskimo
(US Paleo-Eskimo)
noun ˌpeɪlɪəʊˈɛskɪməʊˌpalɪəʊˈɛskɪməʊˌpāliōˈeskimō
A member of the earliest prehistoric Inuit people, inhabiting the Arctic from Greenland to Siberia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The park, found on the northern third of Ellesmere Island, encompasses the northern-most area ever occupied by people, namely Inuit ancestors known as the Palaeo-Eskimo.
- Known to archaeologists as the Palaeo-Eskimos, they developed the techniques that first allowed humans to live successfully in the coldest and bleakest part of the habitable world.
- The tools used by these Early Palaeo-Eskimos include harpoons tipped with tiny stone end blades.
- Here they replaced the Palaeo-Eskimo with what might be termed Neo-Eskimo.
adjective ˌpeɪlɪəʊˈɛskɪməʊˌpalɪəʊˈɛskɪməʊˌpāliōˈeskimō
Relating to the Palaeo-Eskimos.
Example sentencesExamples
- The origins of Early Palaeo-Eskimo culture were rooted in the Neolithic cultures of northeastern Siberia.
- Palaeoeskimo occupation history on western Victoria Island in the Canadian Arctic is inferred on the basis of the abundance of dwelling features.