Independence Fjord

Independence Fjord or Independence Sound is a large fjord or sound in the eastern part of northern Greenland [1]. It is about 200 km long and up to 30 km wide [1]. In the area around Independence Fjord there are traces of two paleo-Eskimo cultures that were named Independence I culture and Independence II culture after the fjord [1]. The traces of ancient human settlements in the area have been the subject of research since the beginning of the 20th century [1]. North of the fjord, in southern Peary Land, there are remains of dwellings with elliptical floor plan, built by Early Paleoeskimo Independence I culture [1]. These people used tools made from rocks and bones, and subsisted from hunting wildlife like musk oxen and Arctic hares [1]. Bones of musk oxen hunted down in Peary Land show that the area was inhabited at 2000 BC [1]. The oldest discoveries are dated at 2400 BC [1].