The Foragers of Point Hope
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The Foragers of Point Hope

The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Foragers of Point Hope

The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic

About this book

On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, above the Arctic Circle, the prehistoric settlements at Point Hope, Alaska, represent a truly remarkable accomplishment in human biological and cultural adaptations. Presenting a set of anthropological analyses on the human skeletal remains and cultural material from the Ipiutak and Tigara archaeological sites, The Foragers of Point Hope sheds new light on the excavations from 1939–41, which provided one of the largest sets of combined biological and cultural materials of northern latitude peoples in the world. A range of material items indicated successful human foraging strategies in this harsh Arctic environment. They also yielded enigmatic artifacts indicative of complex human cultural life filled with dense ritual and artistic expression. These remnants of past human activity contribute to a crucial understanding of past foraging lifeways and offer important insights into the human condition at the extreme edges of the globe.

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Yes, you can access The Foragers of Point Hope by Charles E. Hilton,Benjamin M. Auerbach,Libby W. Cowgill in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Physical Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of contributors
  8. Foreword by Ian Tattersall and David Hurst Thomas
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 Introduction: Humans on the edge of the Alaskan Arctic
  12. Part I Regional archaeological and biological context
  13. Part II Biological variation among the foragers of Point Hope
  14. Part III Contexts, conclusions, and commentaries
  15. Index