Maritime Alpine Cairns in Southeast Alaska: A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study
This report describes the goals, data recovery methods, data analysis, and conclusions of a pilot project “A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study of Alpine Cairns, Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska,” funded by the National Science Foundation under Project No. 1230132. The project brought together expe...
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ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:anthropologyfacpub-1129 2023-11-12T04:24:42+01:00 Maritime Alpine Cairns in Southeast Alaska: A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study Hunt, William J, Jr. Hartley, Ralph J McCune, Bruce Ali, Nijmah Thornton, Thomas F 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthropologyfacpub/129 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/anthropologyfacpub/article/1129/viewcontent/CP_Final_Report.pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/anthropologyfacpub/article/1129/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/CP_Final_Report_cover.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/anthropologyfacpub/129 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/anthropologyfacpub/article/1129/viewcontent/CP_Final_Report.pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/anthropologyfacpub/article/1129/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/CP_Final_Report_cover.pdf Anthropology Faculty Publications archaeology cairn Alaska Baranof Island Chichagof Island lichenology oral history Tlingit Sitka Tribe of Alaska Kootznoowoo Tribe Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Folklore Human Geography Social and Cultural Anthropology text 2016 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:28:46Z This report describes the goals, data recovery methods, data analysis, and conclusions of a pilot project “A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study of Alpine Cairns, Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska,” funded by the National Science Foundation under Project No. 1230132. The project brought together experts in the disciplines of archaeology (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), lichenology (Oregon State University), and Tlingit oral history (Oxford University) to address questions regarding artificial prehistoric, high altitude cairns. Data were collected in 2013 and 2014. Pedestrian archaeological inventory recorded 50 cairns at 5 sites. Archaeological data includes cairn dimensions, GPS positions, still photographic images, and video documentation. Four cairns were selected for excavation/dismantlement based on their morphology and lichen growth. No artifacts occurred within, under, or around the excavated cairns. Radiocarbon (AMS) analysis of collected organic materials and lichenometrics indicate that alpine cairns on Cross Peak are prehistoric and built within the last two millennia. In 2014, a helicopter survey was undertaken over Chichagof Island mountains along the lower reaches of Hoonah Sound. This survey identified 39 cairns at 29 sites demonstrating that alpine cairns occur in abundance on Baranof and Chichagof Islands. Physical, historical, and oral history points to construction of the cairns by ancestors of the Tlingit and, more specifically, by ancestors of Sitka and Kootznoowoo tribes. Text Pilot Project: A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study of Alpine Cairns,Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska tlingit Alaska University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL Cairn ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) |
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This report describes the goals, data recovery methods, data analysis, and conclusions of a pilot project “A Multidisciplinary Exploratory Study of Alpine Cairns, Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska,” funded by the National Science Foundation under Project No. 1230132. The project brought together experts in the disciplines of archaeology (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), lichenology (Oregon State University), and Tlingit oral history (Oxford University) to address questions regarding artificial prehistoric, high altitude cairns. Data were collected in 2013 and 2014. Pedestrian archaeological inventory recorded 50 cairns at 5 sites. Archaeological data includes cairn dimensions, GPS positions, still photographic images, and video documentation. Four cairns were selected for excavation/dismantlement based on their morphology and lichen growth. No artifacts occurred within, under, or around the excavated cairns. Radiocarbon (AMS) analysis of collected organic materials and lichenometrics indicate that alpine cairns on Cross Peak are prehistoric and built within the last two millennia. In 2014, a helicopter survey was undertaken over Chichagof Island mountains along the lower reaches of Hoonah Sound. This survey identified 39 cairns at 29 sites demonstrating that alpine cairns occur in abundance on Baranof and Chichagof Islands. Physical, historical, and oral history points to construction of the cairns by ancestors of the Tlingit and, more specifically, by ancestors of Sitka and Kootznoowoo tribes. |
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