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Two Northern Archaic tent ring settlements at Agiak Lake, Central Brooks Range, Alaska

Alaska journal of anthropology5 (1)Published In 2007 • Pages: 43-59

By: Wilson, Aaron K., Slobodina, Natalia S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors surveyed and mapped features around Agiak Lake—including tent rings to the north and south, and two caribou driveline complexes over a kilometer long to the east—and excavated nine tent rings. The findings are described. Calibrated radiocarbon dates from hearth material are used for time coverage in eHRAF.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological survey methods
Dating methods in archaeology
Hunting and trapping
Land use
Lithic industries
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
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
article
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; 2022
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
2005
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
5690-4940 cal. BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Agiak Lake, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Aaron K. Wilson ; Natalia S. Slobodina
Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-59)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2003215203
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Arctic regions--Antiquities