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The Knots of the Inuit
In this section we shall first discuss the Saqqaq knots retrieved at Qeqerta-
sussuk, and then turn to the later periods, when interaction with Europeans
has known to have occurred. A more detailed discussion follows in the next
section.
The Qeqertasussuk Knots
The Qeqertasussuk site is dated to be the oldest known settlement of the
Saqqaq people in west Greenland [16], [17], [35]. It represents a fascinating
find which has spun off a wealth of new knowledge about prehistoric Inuit
culture. Among the excavated artifacts were several knotted structures 1151.

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Fig. 2. An overview of the knots found at Qeqertasussuk