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Tradition Summary: Northern Archaic

Human Relations Area FilesNew Haven, Conn.Published In 2024 • Pages:

By: Peregrine, Peter N. (Peter Neal), Berry, Sarah H. (Archaeologist).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a summary of the Northern Archaic tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Northern Archaic archaeological tradition.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Northern Archaic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2024
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
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2023
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
6000-3000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Alaska, United States; western Yukon, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Peter N. Peregrine and Sarah Berry
This tradition summary is based on the article "Northern Arctic," by Peter N. Peregrine, in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 1, North America, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2001. Sarah Berry extensively revised or expanded most sections in the summer of 2023. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Arctic regions--Antiquities
Paleo-Indians