Saqqaq

English Etymology From the en kl Saqqaq, a settlement in the Avannaata municipality of western Greenland, near which archaeological excavations discovered remains of the eponymous Saqqaq culture. Pronunciation en /sɑːkək/ Noun p The Paleo-Eskimo people who inhabited west-central Greenland circa 2500–800BC and who formed the Saqqaq culture. 2010, February 10th: Brian Handwerk, “Face of Ancient Human Drawn From Hair’s DNA: Genome paints picture of man from extinct Greenland culture”, for National Geographic News The Saqqaq have long presented a puzzle to scientists, according to study co-author Eske Willerslev, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. See also Saqqaq culture en words containing Q not followed by U Greenlandic kl Alternative forms Sarqaq Etymology From kl saqqaq the sunny side. Pronunciation Proper noun kl proper noun a settlement founded in 1755 in the Qaasuitsup municipality of western Greenland Synonyms da Solsiden Danish name See also