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Prehistory of the Bering Sea region

handbook of north american indians. arctic5Published In 1984 • Pages: 94-105

By: Dumond, Don E..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This summary the prehistory of the Bering Sea region of Alaska from the Seward Peninsula south to the Alaska Peninsula includes descriptions of archaeological sites and materials.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
Location
Comparative evidence
Lithic industries
Weapons
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; 2022
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
9000-280 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
southwestern mainland Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Don E. Dumond
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77017162
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Paleo-Indians