essay

Brooks River Weir phase

Archaeology on the Alaska Peninsula : the Naknek Region, 1960-1975 (21) • Published In 1981 • Pages: 139-146, 235-243 , plates

By: Dumond, Don E..

Abstract
Dumond describes the Brooks River Weir phase artifacts and some of their manufacturing techniques that distinguish them from the Smelt Creek phase and the Brooks River Falls phase of the Norton tradition. The archaeology, features and stratifgraphy of the Brooks River, Naknek Weir, and Airport sites are discussed. This phase has both constructed houses and temporary camps. This evidence, with the artifactual evidence, seem to indicate seasonal occupation shifts, but as there is no faunal data what kind of seasonal shifts occurred can't be confirmed. Dumond also speculates that further excavations and data may prove that the Brooks River Weir phase should be 900 years long and that both the previous Smelt Creek and subsequent Brooks River Falls phases should be shortened to 200 years.
Subjects
Lithic industries
Dwellings
Heating and lighting equipment
Chronologies and culture sequences
Cultural stratigraphy
Typologies and classifications
tradition
Norton
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Notes
by Don E. Dumond
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243)
LCCN
81621829
LCSH
Eskimos--Antiquities