SOAPSTONE LAMP
In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.
The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.
Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC
Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350
Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900
What was used for fuel?
Why could soapstone keep warm long after the fire was extinguished?
How did you light the fire in the lamp?
In Greenland the winter months are dark and cold.
The soapstone lamp was therefore essential for life in the homes for more than 3,000 years.
Lamp of the Saqqaq people 1500-800 BC
Lamp of the Dorset people 800 BC. – 1350
Lamp of the Thule people 1200-1900
What was used for fuel?
Why could soapstone keep warm long after the fire was extinguished?
How did you light the fire in the lamp?
