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Northern Archaic settlement and subsistence patterns at Agiak Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska

Arctic anthropology • 45 (2) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 128-145

By: Wilson, Aaron K..

Abstract
The authors examine two tent ring sites at Agiak Lake to determine whether they contain evidence of dispersed small groups assembling periodically for such activities as communal hunting, or whether the large number of tent rings near the lake represent repeated occupation by an extended family. They are not necessarily mutually exclusive models, but demonstrating which prevailed would require more dates from more tent rings, and a better understanding of what archaeological patterns are diagnostic of which model, so the authors examine the ethnographic literature for data on hunter-gatherer settlement size and population among high-latitude North Americans.
Subjects
Dating methods in archaeology
Experimental data
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Housing
Community structure
tradition
Northern Archaic
HRAF PubDate
2024
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2022
Field Date
2001 and 2005
Coverage Date
5600 BP-4900BP
Coverage Place
Agiak Lake, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States
Notes
Aaron K. Wilson and Jeffrey T. Rasic
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-145)
LCCN
sf 78000711
LCSH
Arctic regions--Antiquities