The most likely direct descendants of the Maritime Archaic culture were the Beothuks of Newfoundland who were exterminated in the 19th Century, or the Dorset culture, which died out during the Inuit expansion.
The most likely direct descendants of the Maritime Archaic culture were the Beothuks of Newfoundland. The most likely direct descendants of the Maritime Archaic culture were the Dorset culture. These Beothuks of Newfoundland were exterminated in the 19th Century. The Dorset culture died out during the Inuit expansion.