Diamond Jenness's archaeological investigations on Barter Island, Alaska

Abstract In June and July 1914 DiamondJenness.amember of Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–18, excavated 103 archaeological features in three abandoned native villages originally inhabited 400 to 550 years ago on Barter Island and nearby Arey Island, northern Alaska. His notes, diagr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Jenness, Stuart E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arey Island
Barter Island
Beaufort Sea
Polar Record
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740001113x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740001113X
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Summary:Abstract In June and July 1914 DiamondJenness.amember of Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–18, excavated 103 archaeological features in three abandoned native villages originally inhabited 400 to 550 years ago on Barter Island and nearby Arey Island, northern Alaska. His notes, diagrams, and some 3300 specimens for long remained unstudied. Recently they have been shown to provide much of the available information on the prehistoric occupation of the western Beaufort Sea coast.

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