A new perspective on Late Holocene social interaction in Northwest Alaska: Results of a preliminary ceramic sourcing study

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 943-955

  Anderson, Shelby L ^a   Boulanger, Matthew T ^b   Glascock, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Exchange; Hunter gatherers; Neutron activation analysis; Northwest Alaska; Social complexity

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CERAMICS; COMPLEXITY; HOLOCENE; HUNTER-GATHERER; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL HISTORY;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952194050     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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