Norton tradition

Norton tradition appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Arctic and Greenland (North America) from c. 1000 BCE to 800 CE, a span of 1,799 years. Its people spoke Eskimo-Aleut languages (Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo)).

Coastal villagers of western Alaska who made pottery and oil lamps and hunted seals at breathing holes. The Ipiutak site at Point Hope, with its carved ivory burials, belongs to this tradition.

See Norton tradition on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1000 BCE to 800 CE
Duration: 1,799 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Arctic and Greenland, North America
Language family: Eskimo-Aleut

Events in North America during its time

100 Hopewell exchange network at its height

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Questions

When did Norton tradition exist?

c. 1000 BCE to 800 CE, about 1,799 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Norton tradition?

Arctic and Greenland, in North America.

What language did Norton tradition speak?

Eskimo-Aleut. This family includes Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Thule, Dorset (Paleo-Eskimo).