Notes on the Archaeology of the Utukok River, Northwestern Alaska
Early in May 1947, a United States Geological Survey field party of five was flown by ski plane to the headwaters of the Utukok River in northwestern Alaska, about 200 miles southwest of Barrow. Three 18–foot canvas boats of a special folding design were taken in along with enough equipment for four...
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crcambridgeupr:10.2307/276048 2023-05-15T15:04:47+02:00 Notes on the Archaeology of the Utukok River, Northwestern Alaska Thompson, Raymond M. 1948 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/276048 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600009963 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms American Antiquity volume 14, issue 1, page 62-65 ISSN 0002-7316 2325-5064 Museology Archeology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) History journal-article 1948 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.2307/276048 2022-06-17T09:05:41Z Early in May 1947, a United States Geological Survey field party of five was flown by ski plane to the headwaters of the Utukok River in northwestern Alaska, about 200 miles southwest of Barrow. Three 18–foot canvas boats of a special folding design were taken in along with enough equipment for four months. Food caches had been flown in to six localities on the 200–mile–long river a short time before the group landed. When the “break–up” came late in May the party started down the river working out the geology of the area from a series of 18 camps which were established before reaching the Arctic Ocean in August. During the season 17 archaeological sites were discovered. It is believed that most of these sites are of Eskimo origin and are probably fairly recent. However, an important exception is a well–made Folsom point, announcement of which has been made. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Barrow eskimo* Alaska Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) Arctic Arctic Ocean American Antiquity 14 1 62 65 |
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Early in May 1947, a United States Geological Survey field party of five was flown by ski plane to the headwaters of the Utukok River in northwestern Alaska, about 200 miles southwest of Barrow. Three 18–foot canvas boats of a special folding design were taken in along with enough equipment for four months. Food caches had been flown in to six localities on the 200–mile–long river a short time before the group landed. When the “break–up” came late in May the party started down the river working out the geology of the area from a series of 18 camps which were established before reaching the Arctic Ocean in August. During the season 17 archaeological sites were discovered. It is believed that most of these sites are of Eskimo origin and are probably fairly recent. However, an important exception is a well–made Folsom point, announcement of which has been made. |
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Notes on the Archaeology of the Utukok River, Northwestern Alaska |
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