essay

Mid-holocene occupation of interior southwest Alaska

man and the mid-holocene climatic optimumCalgary, Alberta, CanadaPublished In 1987 • Pages: 181-192

By: Ackerman, Robert E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ackerman discusses the climatic and vegetational changes in southwest Alaska just before and after the start of the Holocene period. He also describes the material culture (lithic tools) of the mid-Holocene in southwest Alaska, with an emphasis on the Kagati Lake site and the Kagati Lake culture, and the possible origins of this culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Climate
Historical reconstruction
Lithic industries
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Late Tundra
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
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
essay
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 ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
8000 BP - 6500 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwest Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Robert E. Ackerman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
88130051
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indian--Alaska