URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5568

Date: 2007-12

Type: Thesisma

Table of Contents: 1. Introduction and previous research in Northwest Alaska -- Introduction -- The Arctic woodland culture of the Kobuk River -- The Onion Portage Site -- The Kayák Site -- The Ivisahpat site -- The archaeology of Cape Krusenstern -- The archaeology of the Noatak River Drainage -- Ethnographic accounts of the region -- Seasonal rounds -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter -- Spring -- Data gaps -- 2. The Maiyumerak Creek Site (XBM-00131) -- Location and description -- Regional setting -- Previous work and excavation methods -- House Pit 8 stratigraphy -- Radiocarbon dating at the Maiyumerak Creek Site -- 3. Research themes -- Introduction -- Research questions -- Data requirements -- 4. Methods -- Sampling -- Faunal identification and quantification -- Artifact identification and quantification -- Seasonality data -- Caching -- Taphonomy -- 5. Faunal remains from House Pit 8 -- Data summary -- Terrestrial mammals -- Marine mammals -- Birds -- Fish -- Interpretation and discussion -- 6. Subsistence artifacts from House Pit 8 -- Data summary -- Terrestrial mammals -- Marine mammals -- Birds -- Fish -- Interpretation and discussion -- 7. Seasonality of House Pit 8 -- Data summary -- Fish -- Birds -- Terrestrial mammals -- Interpretation and discussion -- 8. Summary and conclusion -- Data comparison -- Regional economical patterns -- Future research potentials -- References -- Appendix : Coding system and data from Maiyumerak faunal analysis.