There is some debate about the timeframe of the transition from Saqqaq culture to Early Dorset in western Greenland.

[3][page needed] Frozen remains of a Saqqaq person dubbed "Inuk" were found in western Greenland (Qeqertarsuaq) and have been DNA sequenced.

[5] Saqqaq people lived in small tents and hunted seals, seabirds, and other marine animals.

[5] The people of the Saqqaq culture used silicified slate, agate, quartzite, and rock crystals as materials for their tools.

[3][page needed] A genetic study published in Science in August 2014 examined the remains of six Saqqaq individuals buried in Qeqertasussuk, Greenland between ca.