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Archaeological Investigations on Agattu, Aleutian Islands
Albert C. Spaulding
Albert C. Spaulding reports on the 1949 excavations on the island of Agattu, at the western end of the Aleutian Islands. Spaulding and his team identified the remains of two villages on Agattu, within which they opened four excavation units. They found numerous burials and hundreds of artifacts, including stone tools, bone ornaments and tools, and animal bone. The site is dated to about 615 BC.
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Contents
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Introduction
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The Natural Environment
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Surface Features
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Excavation Units
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Excavation Unit 1
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Excavation Unit 2
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Excavation Unit 3
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Excavation Unit 4
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Summary
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Artifacts, Fauna, and Flora
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Chipped-stone Artifacts
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Pecked- and Ground-stone Artifacts
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Bone and Teeth Artifacts
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Other Materials
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Faunal Remains
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Conclusion
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References Cited
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Plates
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Published: 1962
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-1-951519-49-0 (ebook)
- 978-1-949098-27-3 (paper)