book chapter

Aspects of time and space

Archaeology on the Alaska Peninsula: the Naknek Region, 1960-1975 • (21) • Published In 1981 • Pages: xii, 276 , {1} leaf of plates

By: Dumond, Don E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Dumond describes the archaeological sequence found in the Naknek region of Alaska, near the Alaskan Peninsula. He discusses the different phases of the Norton tradition in this area which he has labeled Smelt Creek, Brooks River Weir, and Brooks River Falls. He also attempts to calculate the relative population size during the different phases. The spatial distribution of the sites is explored. Finally the different artifact types found in the region are described.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Weapons
General tools
Visual arts
Chronologies and culture sequences
Typologies and classifications
Archaeological inventories
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Norton
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
book chapter
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
NotesAdditional notes
by Don E. Dumond
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243)
only pp. 181-218, 235-243 are included
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
81621829
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Eskimos--Antiquities