The Archaeology of Dogs at the Precontact Site of Nunalleq, Western Alaska

• Main Authors: Masson-MacLean, Edouard, McManus-Fry, Ellen, Britton, Kate
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Press of Florida 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Yukon; The ''Y''; Kuskokwim; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813066363.003.0004

Historically and ethnographically dogs have played a prominent role in the lifeways and lifeworlds of many Arctic and sub-Arctic peoples, and are considered to be a vital aspect of adaptation to living in these regions. Excavations at the precontact site of Nunalleq in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delt...