Qajartalik
Qajartalik is part of the Tentative list of Canada in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Qajartalik Petroglyph Site is a unique archaeological site that bears witness to a lost cultural tradition: the Dorset, who inhabited the coasts of Nunavik from 2,200 to 1,000 years before today and disappeared before the arrival of the Thule-Inuit. . Qajartalik is a unique rock site in the Arctic which brings together countless petroglyphs designed from a single motif, that of the face, which can be found engraved in very varied shapes and sizes on soapstone rocks.
Map of Qajartalik
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Qajartalik
- Country
- Canada
- Added
- 2018
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Archaeological site - Rock Art
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