Publication Information
Author:
Anderson,
Douglas D.
Title:
Onion Portage: an archaeological site on the Kobuk
River, northwestern Alaska
Published By:
Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press,
1988. xi, 163 p.: ill., maps
By line: Douglas D. Anderson
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
HRAF, 2009. Computer File
Culture:
Paleo-Arctic (ND60)
Subjects:
Geography (130);
Cultural stratigraphy (912);
Archaeological excavation methods (1210);
Lithic industries (324);
Weapons (411);
General tools (412);
Abstract:
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.
Document Number:
5
Document ID: nd60-005
Document Type:
Monograph
Language:
English
Field Date:
1961 and 1963-1970 at the site of Onion
Portage; 1970-1973 in the area surrounding Onion Portage
Evaluation:
Archaeologist-4, 5
Analyst:
Sarah Berry;
2007
Coverage Date:
10,000 BP-8,000
BP
Coverage Place:
Onion Portage, Alaska,
United States
LCSH:
Paleo-Indians
