Zooarchaeology of the pre-Contact Northwest coast of North America
The Northwest Coast of North America (NWC) is a culture area that extends from the Klamath River in northern California to Yakutat Bay in southeastern Alaska. The area’s topography varies from a relatively linear open Pacific shoreline in Oregon and Washington to a highly irregular shoreline of isla...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686476.013.35 2023-05-15T18:44:38+02:00 Zooarchaeology of the pre-Contact Northwest coast of North America Monks, Gregory G. Albarella, Umberto Rizzetto, Mauro Russ, Hannah Vickers, Kim Viner-Daniels, Sarah 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686476.013.35 unknown Oxford University Press Oxford Handbooks Online book 2017 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686476.013.35 2022-08-05T10:31:50Z The Northwest Coast of North America (NWC) is a culture area that extends from the Klamath River in northern California to Yakutat Bay in southeastern Alaska. The area’s topography varies from a relatively linear open Pacific shoreline in Oregon and Washington to a highly irregular shoreline of islands, archipelagos, and fjords with mountains often descending precipitously into the sea. Archaeology on the Northwest Coast of North America has a relatively short history, and zooarchaeology has an even shorter one. This paper presents a summary of that history for the pre-contact period, traces the research that has been done to date and suggests some directions for future studies. Book Yakutat Alaska Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Pacific |
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The Northwest Coast of North America (NWC) is a culture area that extends from the Klamath River in northern California to Yakutat Bay in southeastern Alaska. The area’s topography varies from a relatively linear open Pacific shoreline in Oregon and Washington to a highly irregular shoreline of islands, archipelagos, and fjords with mountains often descending precipitously into the sea. Archaeology on the Northwest Coast of North America has a relatively short history, and zooarchaeology has an even shorter one. This paper presents a summary of that history for the pre-contact period, traces the research that has been done to date and suggests some directions for future studies. |
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