Kodiak Island's prehistoric fisheries: Human dietary response to climate change and resource availability

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-239

  West, Catherine Foster ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Foraging theory; Salmon; Stable isotopes; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIET; FISHERY; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREHISTORIC; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ALASKA; KODIAK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349682427     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890903178432     Document Type: Article

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