Archaeological and Historical Evidence for an 18th-Century “Blip ” in the Distribution of the Northern Fur Seal at Kodiak Island, Alaska
ABSTRACT. Recovery of fur seal Callorhinus ursinus remains from archaeological sites on Kodiak Island, Alaska, shows a low harvest prior to late prehistoric and early historic time. Then there is a pronounced increase in the frequency of fur seal bones in refuse layers. Russian records do not show a...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.488.4194 2023-05-15T14:19:39+02:00 Archaeological and Historical Evidence for an 18th-Century “Blip ” in the Distribution of the Northern Fur Seal at Kodiak Island, Alaska Donald W. Clark The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1984 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.488.4194 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic39-1-39.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.488.4194 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic39-1-39.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic39-1-39.pdf text 1984 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T08:19:25Z ABSTRACT. Recovery of fur seal Callorhinus ursinus remains from archaeological sites on Kodiak Island, Alaska, shows a low harvest prior to late prehistoric and early historic time. Then there is a pronounced increase in the frequency of fur seal bones in refuse layers. Russian records do not show any significant take of fur seals from Kodiak, but by the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the next century there are reports that this animal, formerly abundant in the area, had become rare. This may indicate that conditions had reverted to their earlier prehistoric state. Key words: Alaska, fur seals, archaeology, osteo-archaeology RÉSUMÉ. Le volume des restes de l’otarie à fourrure Callorhinus ursinus qu’on a retrouvés dans les sites archéologiques de l’île Kodiak en Alaska montre que cette espèce était pue capturée avant la fin de la préhistorie et le début de l’historie. On constate alors une augmentation marquée de la fréquence des ossements de l’otarie àfourrure. Les documents russes ne témoignent pas de prises importantes d’otaries à funure dans l’île Kodiak, mais à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et au début du XIX ’ on signale àdifférentes reprises que cet animal, qui a rait été abondant autrefois, est devenu rare. Cela indique peut-être que les conditions étaient redevenues ce qu’elles étaient à l’époque préhistorique. Mots clés: Alaska, otaries à fourrure, archéologie, ostéo-archéologie Text Arctic Kodiak Alaska Callorhinus ursinus Northern fur seal Unknown |
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ABSTRACT. Recovery of fur seal Callorhinus ursinus remains from archaeological sites on Kodiak Island, Alaska, shows a low harvest prior to late prehistoric and early historic time. Then there is a pronounced increase in the frequency of fur seal bones in refuse layers. Russian records do not show any significant take of fur seals from Kodiak, but by the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the next century there are reports that this animal, formerly abundant in the area, had become rare. This may indicate that conditions had reverted to their earlier prehistoric state. Key words: Alaska, fur seals, archaeology, osteo-archaeology RÉSUMÉ. Le volume des restes de l’otarie à fourrure Callorhinus ursinus qu’on a retrouvés dans les sites archéologiques de l’île Kodiak en Alaska montre que cette espèce était pue capturée avant la fin de la préhistorie et le début de l’historie. On constate alors une augmentation marquée de la fréquence des ossements de l’otarie àfourrure. Les documents russes ne témoignent pas de prises importantes d’otaries à funure dans l’île Kodiak, mais à la fin du XVIIIe siècle et au début du XIX ’ on signale àdifférentes reprises que cet animal, qui a rait été abondant autrefois, est devenu rare. Cela indique peut-être que les conditions étaient redevenues ce qu’elles étaient à l’époque préhistorique. Mots clés: Alaska, otaries à fourrure, archéologie, ostéo-archéologie |
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