Chemical characterization of Arctic soils: Activity area analysis in contemporary Yup'ik fish camps using ICP-AES

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 443-456

  Knudson, Kelly J ^a   Frink, Lisa ^b   Hoffman, Brian W ^c   Price, T Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnoarchaeology; ICP AES; Seasonal camps; Soil analysis; Western Alaska

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FISHING; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

EID: 1542751260     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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