The Aleutian Tradition

Archaeological research in the last 35 years has greatly increased our understanding of the complexity and dynamism of prehistoric Aleutian cultures. The traditional view of a uniform and unchanging culture spanning 1,000 miles and 4,000 years has collapsed under this new research. This chapter brin...

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Main Authors: Corbett, Debra, Yarborough, Michael
Other Authors: Friesen, Max, Mason, Owen
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Subjects:
Archipelago
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.31
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.31 2024-02-04T09:56:13+01:00 The Aleutian Tradition Corbett, Debra Yarborough, Michael Friesen, Max Mason, Owen 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.31 unknown Oxford University Press Oxford Handbooks Online book 2016 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.31 2024-01-05T09:53:14Z Archaeological research in the last 35 years has greatly increased our understanding of the complexity and dynamism of prehistoric Aleutian cultures. The traditional view of a uniform and unchanging culture spanning 1,000 miles and 4,000 years has collapsed under this new research. This chapter brings together for the first time recent scholarship on archipelago-wide cultural change through time and across space. The role of cultural influences from elsewhere in Alaska is explored, demolishing the paradigm of cultural isolation. This was instead a population of highly specialized maritime hunter-gatherers who undertook voyages of trade and warfare, sometimes covering distances of hundreds of kilometers, as well as inland movements to discover abundant resources. Book Archipelago Alaska Oxford University Press (via Crossref)
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description Archaeological research in the last 35 years has greatly increased our understanding of the complexity and dynamism of prehistoric Aleutian cultures. The traditional view of a uniform and unchanging culture spanning 1,000 miles and 4,000 years has collapsed under this new research. This chapter brings together for the first time recent scholarship on archipelago-wide cultural change through time and across space. The role of cultural influences from elsewhere in Alaska is explored, demolishing the paradigm of cultural isolation. This was instead a population of highly specialized maritime hunter-gatherers who undertook voyages of trade and warfare, sometimes covering distances of hundreds of kilometers, as well as inland movements to discover abundant resources.
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