Aasivissuit–Nipisat, Cultural landscape between ice and sea in Qeqqata, Greenland.
Aasivissuit-Nipisat is a cultural landscape in Greenland that contains hunting sites, settlements, and routes from different periods. The area shows how people lived and hunted across thousands of years in this harsh environment.
The place was first settled by hunters around 4200 years ago and shows the development of hunting methods and ways of living. Later, European whalers came to the region and left their own traces alongside those of the Inuit.
The landscape shows how Inuit communities lived with the arctic environment over generations and used its resources. Visitors can still see traces of this way of life in how people organized space and adapted to this demanding region.
The terrain is large and takes time to explore since there are no marked paths. It is best to go with an experienced guide to understand the scattered archaeological sites and their significance.
The area shows a rare overlap of two completely different hunting traditions on the same land. The Inuit sites and the later European whaling stations lie side by side and tell two parallel stories of the same place.
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