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Onion Portage: an archaeological site on the Kobuk River, northwestern Alaska
Anthropological papers of the University of Alaska. • 22 (1-2) • Published In 1988 • Pages: xi, 163
By: Anderson, Douglas D..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes excavations, stratigraphy, past environment, and archaeological findings—mainly lithic artifacts—for the multicomponent site of Onion Portage, ranging from the Paleo-Arctic tradition (Akmak and Kobuk complexes) through the Itkillik complex at circa 1500 BP. Northern Archaic materials date from 5800-4100 BP and are found from stratigraphic band 5, level 2 through band 7.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Fauna
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Annual cycle
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- 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; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1940, 1941, 1960-1975, 1961, 1963-1970 at Onion Portage site; 1970-1973 in surrounding area
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 9700-27 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Onion Portage, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Douglas D. Anderson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-163)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 53002158
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Paleo-Indians