Kotzebue Sound (Other Keyword)
1-1 (1 Record)
Exploring the Differences in Radiocarbon Ages of Seals and Caribou: A Case Study from Kotzebue Sound (2016)
DOCUMENT
Citation Only
J. Louis Giddings’ pioneering work in chronology building in Northwest Alaska laid the groundwork for this case study, where we explore differences between the radiocarbon ages of seals and caribou from Late Holocene archaeological sites in the Kotzebue Sound region. Samples were recovered from distinct cultural features like house floors and cache pits which date between 130 and 1600 BP, including two samples from a house excavated by Giddings in Kotzebue in 1941. Our comparisons of radiocarbon...