Geophysical analysis at the Old Whaling site, Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, reveals the possible impact of permafrost loss on archaeological interpretation
The Old Whaling site at Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, has been the subject of contested interpretations stemming from an original theory proposed by J. Louis Giddings more than half a century ago. In an attempt to address recent suggestions that the occupational history is more complex than originally b...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:af1efb0dd4224f2ea0e47df1cd161a08 2023-05-15T15:51:52+02:00 Geophysical analysis at the Old Whaling site, Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, reveals the possible impact of permafrost loss on archaeological interpretation Christopher B. Wolff Thomas M. Urban 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.19888 https://doaj.org/article/af1efb0dd4224f2ea0e47df1cd161a08 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/19888/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v32i0.19888 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://doaj.org/article/af1efb0dd4224f2ea0e47df1cd161a08 Polar Research, Vol 32, Iss 0, Pp 1-12 (2013) Cape Krusenstern Old Whaling culture geophysics cryoturbation archaeology Alaska Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.19888 2022-12-30T21:42:53Z The Old Whaling site at Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, has been the subject of contested interpretations stemming from an original theory proposed by J. Louis Giddings more than half a century ago. In an attempt to address recent suggestions that the occupational history is more complex than originally believed, the site was the subject of a non-invasive geophysical survey conducted by our team in 2011. The project served as a starting point for assessing the potential for archaeological remains at the site that had not been detected with previous investigations, and to gain a better understanding of site morphology. The investigation was implemented with two well-established geophysical methods, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetic gradiometry. The survey revealed no unequivocal evidence of additional occupations as has been recently suggested, but did reveal a dynamic site morphology that may have implications for archaeological interpretation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cape Krusenstern permafrost Polar Research Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Cape Krusenstern ENVELOPE(-113.903,-113.903,68.401,68.401) Giddings ENVELOPE(50.733,50.733,-67.400,-67.400) Polar Research 32 1 19888 |
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The Old Whaling site at Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, has been the subject of contested interpretations stemming from an original theory proposed by J. Louis Giddings more than half a century ago. In an attempt to address recent suggestions that the occupational history is more complex than originally believed, the site was the subject of a non-invasive geophysical survey conducted by our team in 2011. The project served as a starting point for assessing the potential for archaeological remains at the site that had not been detected with previous investigations, and to gain a better understanding of site morphology. The investigation was implemented with two well-established geophysical methods, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetic gradiometry. The survey revealed no unequivocal evidence of additional occupations as has been recently suggested, but did reveal a dynamic site morphology that may have implications for archaeological interpretation. |
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Geophysical analysis at the Old Whaling site, Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, reveals the possible impact of permafrost loss on archaeological interpretation |
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Geophysical analysis at the Old Whaling site, Cape Krusenstern, Alaska, reveals the possible impact of permafrost loss on archaeological interpretation |
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