A peg or a dowel, made either of bone or antler, found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A fragment of slate or shale; found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

Sled runners, possibly from a burial site, found at the Morris Site (Eskimo burial site) at Tununuk, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

Steel or iron knife from the Morris Site at Tununuk, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

Found at Cape Perry, Northwest Territories; taken December 1969. Note on back: "Artifact had to be pulled at right angles to the water surface. From the E. Morris Collection."

A piece of worked antler; found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone, from a house site, possibly Thule. Found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone; found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone, from a house site, possibly Thule. Found at Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone, from a house site, possibly Thule. Found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone; from a house site, possibly Thule. Found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of worked bone or antler; found at the Tysoe Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A piece of ivory, with carved design; from a house site, possibly from Thule. Found at the Tyson Point site, Northwest Territories. From the E. Morris Collection.

A note signed by Commander C.G. Phillips, of the Royal Navy, more than 140 years ago, is pictured lying on the poster it was found wrapped in on Cornwallis Island in Canada's Central Arctic. The poster is an advertisement for steamboat pleasure trips on the Thames River. This artifact may be found in the Archives, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Bio/historical note: A note signed by Commander C.G. Phillips, of the Royal Navy, more than 140 years ago, with a poster, an advertisement for steamboat pleasure trips on the Thames River, was found in Canada's Central Arctic. Both are surprisingly well preserved. These artifacts can be found in the Archives in Yellowknife, North West Territories.