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Onion Portage: an archaeological site on the Kobuk River, northwestern Alaska

Anthropological papers of the University of Alaska. • 22 (1-2) • Published In 1988 • Pages: xi, 163

By: Anderson, Douglas D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Anderson writes about the his and J. L. Giddings research and excavations at the deeply stratified site of Onion Portage in Alaska. Although the preservation of bone and other preishable materials was not good at the site, it has good stratigraphy, dates, and lithic artifacts from the last 10,000 years. This allowed Alaskan archaeologists to first date many cultural traditions. Anderson describes the excavations, stratigraphy, past environment, and findings (mostly lithic artifacts, but also some bone) from the Paleo-Arctic tradition (Akmak and Kobuk) through the Itkillik Complex of 1000 years ago. Only the data that pertain to the Paleo-Arctic tradition were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Geography

Cultural stratigraphy

Archaeological excavation methods

Lithic industries

Weapons

General tools

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Paleo-Arctic

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2009

RegionThe area the document pertains to

North America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Arctic and Subarctic

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry; 2007

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1940, 1941, 1960-1975, 1961, 1963-1970 at Onion Portage site; 1970-1973 in surrounding area

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

9700-27 BP

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Onion Portage, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States

NotesAdditional notes

Douglas D. Anderson

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-163)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

53002158

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Paleo-Indians