Saqqaq
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Saqqaq is a settlement in the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland. Founded in 1755 as Solsiden, Saqqaq had 132 inhabitants in 2020. The village's Kalaallisut name is a translation of the Danish meaning "Sunny Side", in reference to its position relative to Livets Top.
The mummy of a six-month-old boy found in Qilakitsoq
Saqqaq culture
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The Saqqaq culture was a Paleo-Eskimo culture in southern Greenland. Up to this day, no other people seem to have lived in Greenland continually for as long as the Saqqaq.
Archaeological remains of the Saqqaq culture in Sermermiut, Disko Bay, West Greenland coast.