AQUATIC ADAPTATIONS AND THE ADOPTION OF ARCTIC POTTERY TECHNOLOGY: RESULTS OF RESIDUE ANALYSIS

• Published in: American Antiquity
• Main Authors: Anderson, Shelby L., Tushingham, Shannon, Buonasera, Tammy Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Cape Krusenstern; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aaq.2017.8; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731617000087

The late adoption of pottery technology in the North American Arctic between 2,500 and 2,800 years ago coincides with the development of a specialized maritime economy. Arctic pottery technologies present an excellent case study for examining possible correlations between hunter-gatherer pottery and...