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The evolution of complex hunter-gatherers : archaeological evidence from the North Pacific /

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This book makes a contribution to the developing field of complex hunter-gatherer studies with an archaeological analysis of the development of one such group. This book examines the evolution of complex hunter-gatherers on the North Pacific coast of Alaska. It strives to account for the dynamics an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fitzhugh, Ben
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), SpringerLink Ebook Collection
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenun Publishers, [2003]
Series:Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology.
Subjects:
Eskimos > Hunting > Alaska > Kodiak Region.
Eskimos > Alaska > Kodiak Region > Antiquities.
Hunting and gathering societies > Alaska > Kodiak Region.
Paleoecology > Alaska > Kodiak Region.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Alaska > Kodiak Region.
Social evolution.
Kodiak Region (Alaska) > Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Eskimos > Antiquities.
Eskimos > Hunting.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Hunting and gathering societies.
Paleoecology.
Alaska > Kodiak Region.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Evolution of Complex Hunter-Gatherers
  • The Kodiak Environment
  • A Historical Framework
  • Complex Hunter-Gatherers on the Kodiak Archipelago
  • Colonization
  • Modeling Emergent Complexity on the North Pacific
  • The Sitkalidak Archaeological Survey Project
  • Site Scale Analyses
  • Social Inequality and Demography
  • Reconciliation, Extension, and Implications
  • Appendices
  • Endnotes
  • References
  • Index.