At the foot of the smoking mountains: The 2014 scientific investigations in the Islands of the Four Mountains
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Abstract
An interdisciplinary research team conducted archaeological, geological, and biological investigations in the Islands of the Four Mountains, Alaska during the summer of 2014 as part of a three-year project to study long-term geological and ecological patterns and processes with respect to human settlement. Researchers investigated three archaeological sites on Chuginadak Island (SAM-0014, SAM-0016 and SAM-0047) and two archaeological sites on Carlisle Island (AMK-0003 and SAM-0034) as well as peat, tephra, and lava deposition on those islands. These investigations resulted in the delineation of archaeological sites, documentation of geological and cultural stratigraphy, excavation of house-pit features, visual characterization and sampling of potential lithic sources, and documentation of Unangan occupation in the Islands of the Four Mountains from roughly 3,800 years ago to Russian contact.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | At the foot of the smoking mountains: The 2014 scientific investigations in the Islands of the Four Mountains |
| Series title | Arctic Anthropology |
| DOI | 10.3368/aa.53.2.141 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| First page | 141 |
| Last page | 159 |
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