At the Foot of the Smoking Mountains: The 2014 Scientific Investigations in the Islands of the Four Mountains
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Graduate Programs
Publication Date
2-2016
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.
Recommended Citation
Hatfield, V., et al. (2016). At the Foot of the Smoking Mountains: The 2014 Scientific Investigations in the Islands of the Four Mountains. Arctic Anthropology, 53(2), 141–159. https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.53.2.141
Journal
Arctic Anthropology
Rights
© 2016 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Comments
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