Book

Trail Creek: final report on the excavation of two caves on Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Ejnar MunksgaardKøbenhavn • Published In 1968 • Pages: 79 , plates

By: Larsen, Helge Eyvin.

Abstract
Larsen excavated two caves near Trail Creek. This document describes the excavations, stratigraphy, and his findings. The caves contain evidence that people used them as temporary shelters or as lookouts for caribou from 15,000 years ago to 1760 AD Cave 2 contained most of the datable evidence for use of the cave during the Paleo-Arctic tradition. The evidence consists of caribou and other animal bones, antler shafts that would have held microblades, and a few lithic tools. Only the data that pertain to the Paleo-Arctic tradition were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Lithic industries
Weapons
Bone, horn, and shell technology
Cultural stratigraphy
tradition
Paleo-Arctic
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
1948, 1949, 1950
Coverage Date
Paleo-Arctic; 10,000 BP-8,000 BP
Coverage Place
Trail Creek site, Alaska, United States
Notes
Helge Larsen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79)
plates numbered as pages 80-97
LCSH
Paleo-Indians