The People Before: The geology, paleoecology and archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska

West, Dixie; Hatfield, Virginia; Wilmerding, Elizabeth; Lefèvre, Christine; Gualtieri, Lyn

doi:doi:10.30861/9781407309057

The People Before: The geology, paleoecology and archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska

Dixie West, Virginia Hatfield, Elizabeth Wilmerding, Christine Lefèvre and Lyn Gualtieri

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From the Introduction: 'North Adak Island is a dichotomy of brute, natural beauty and a horrific example of what modern humans and war can do to a landscape. The island also contains what up until now has been largely untapped scientific data about the peoples who inhabited the island centuries prior to historic contact. The following scientific papers document the three-year effort to recover, analyse, and present that information to the Native American and scientific communities.'

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
PREFACE THE PEOPLE BEFORE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ADAK, ALASKA
CHAPTER 1. THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEOBIOLOGICAL PROJECT
CHAPTER 2. ONE HUNDRED FORTY YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
CHAPTER 3. DID HOLOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECT ANCIENT ALEUT OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENTIN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS?
CHAPTER 4. HOLOCENE TEPHRA LAYERS ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF ADAK ISLAND IN THE WEST-CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
CHAPTER 5. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEMS HISTORY OF ADAK ISLAND (ALEUTIAN ISLANDS) DURING THE HOLOCENE
CHAPTER 6. ARCHAEOZOOLOGY OF ADAK ISLAND: 6000 YEARS OF SUBSISTENCE HISTORY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
CHAPTER 7. ANCIENT DNA ANALYSIS FOR THE SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS) FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ONADAK, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
CHAPTER 8. CARBON, NITROGEN, AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF BONE COLLAGEN AND TOOTH ENAMEL CARBONATE OF THE SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS) FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON ADAK ISLAND, ALEUTIAN ARCHIPELAGO
CHAPTER 9. THE ALEUT COCKLE, CLINOCARDIUM NUTTALLII (CONRAD, 1837) FROM ADK-011, ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA
CHAPTER 10. INVERTEBRATE REMAINS: A PAN ALEUTIAN COMPARISON
CHAPTER 11. PROVENANCE OF OBSIDIAN ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM ADAK ISLAND, CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: EVIDENCE FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF LITHIC MATERIAL
CHAPTER 12. SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF LITHIC TECHNOLOGY ON ADAK IN A BROADER ALEUTIAN CONTEXT
CHAPTER 13. CLAM LAGOON ARCHAEOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 14. GRIDDLESTONES FROM ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA: THEIR PROVENANCE AND THE BIOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF ORGANIC RESIDUES FROM COOKING
CHAPTER 15. BONE ARTIFACTS AND DEBRIS FROM THREE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA
CHAPTER 16. A HUMAN BURIAL FROM THE ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALASKA
CHAPTER 17. CONCLUSIONS

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Published: 2012

Publisher: BAR Publishing

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9781407338866 (ebook)
9781407309057 (paperback)

BAR Number: S2322

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The People Before: The geology, paleoecology and archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska

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