The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska

More than two thousand archaeological grass artifacts dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century have been recovered from Nunalleq (GDN-248), an archaeological site located near the village of Quinhagak, southwest Alaska, in eight seasons of fieldwork at the site. This growing collection o...

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Main Authors: Masson-MacLean, Julie, Masson-MacLean, Edouard, Knecht, Rick
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1072715ar 2024-02-11T10:03:34+01:00 The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska Masson-MacLean, Julie Masson-MacLean, Edouard Knecht, Rick 2019 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1072715ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1072715ar en eng Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) Érudit Études Inuit Studies vol. 43 no. 1-2 (2019) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1072715ar doi:10.7202/1072715ar Tous droits réservés © La revue Études Inuit Studies, 2020 Alaska archaeology basketry grass weaves Yup’ik archéologie vannerie herbe mode d’entrecroisements text 2019 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1072715ar 2024-01-21T00:13:35Z More than two thousand archaeological grass artifacts dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century have been recovered from Nunalleq (GDN-248), an archaeological site located near the village of Quinhagak, southwest Alaska, in eight seasons of fieldwork at the site. This growing collection of basketry and cordage provides unprecedented insights on the use of grass artifacts in precontact Yup’ik households. Permafrost soils have preserved this assemblage astonishingly well, with objects made from grass blades and roots. Here we present the results of a preliminary study of these rarely encountered artifacts, based on the data recorded in the course of conservation work. Plus de 2000 artefacts archéologiques en herbe datant du XVe au XVIIe siècle ont été retrouvés à Nunalleq (GDN-248), un site archéologique situé à proximité du village de Quinhagak, au sud-ouest de l’Alaska, au cours de huit saisons de fouilles archéologiques. Cette collection grandissante de vanneries et cordage apporte un éclairage inédit sur l’utilisation d’artefacts en herbe en contexte domestique pour la période Yup’ik précontact. Le pergélisol a assuré une excellente et incroyable préservation de cet assemblage, contenant des objets fabriqués à partir de brins d’herbe et de racines. Nous présentons ici les résultats d’une étude préliminaire de ces artefacts rarement rencontrés, effectuée à partir des données acquises au cours du travail de conservation. Text Études/Inuit/Studies permafrost Alaska pergélisol Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Études/Inuit/Studies 43 1-2 85
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archéologie
vannerie
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Knecht, Rick
The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
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description More than two thousand archaeological grass artifacts dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century have been recovered from Nunalleq (GDN-248), an archaeological site located near the village of Quinhagak, southwest Alaska, in eight seasons of fieldwork at the site. This growing collection of basketry and cordage provides unprecedented insights on the use of grass artifacts in precontact Yup’ik households. Permafrost soils have preserved this assemblage astonishingly well, with objects made from grass blades and roots. Here we present the results of a preliminary study of these rarely encountered artifacts, based on the data recorded in the course of conservation work. Plus de 2000 artefacts archéologiques en herbe datant du XVe au XVIIe siècle ont été retrouvés à Nunalleq (GDN-248), un site archéologique situé à proximité du village de Quinhagak, au sud-ouest de l’Alaska, au cours de huit saisons de fouilles archéologiques. Cette collection grandissante de vanneries et cordage apporte un éclairage inédit sur l’utilisation d’artefacts en herbe en contexte domestique pour la période Yup’ik précontact. Le pergélisol a assuré une excellente et incroyable préservation de cet assemblage, contenant des objets fabriqués à partir de brins d’herbe et de racines. Nous présentons ici les résultats d’une étude préliminaire de ces artefacts rarement rencontrés, effectuée à partir des données acquises au cours du travail de conservation.
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title The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
title_short The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
title_full The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
title_fullStr The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
title_full_unstemmed The Fabric of Basketry: Initial Archaeological Study of the Grass Artifacts Assemblage from the Nunalleq Site, Southwest Alaska
title_sort fabric of basketry: initial archaeological study of the grass artifacts assemblage from the nunalleq site, southwest alaska
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