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The expansion and survival of the Norton tradition on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Arctic anthropology • 19 (2) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 59-73

By: Shaw, Robert Dane.

Abstract

This study examines the evidence of the Norton culture in the delta region of the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Clark believes that the Norton culture is the first to appear in the region and represents a local adaptation to the netting of flightless birds. The successful subsistence strategy of net fishing marked the Norton culture, in general, and led to population growth and expansion of the tradition throughout Western Alaska, including the delta region. The author bases his argument on five excavations, one of which contained well-preserved organic remains frozen in the permafrost.

Region

North America

Sub Region

Arctic and Subarctic

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Notes

Robert D. Shaw

Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-73)

LCCN

sf78000711

LCSH

Eskimos--Antiquities