CRM, salvage archaeology, Western Thule, Alaska, fauna, lithics, pottery, organic tools (Other Keyword)
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Tales from the Trench: an analysis of artifacts salvaged from two Western Thule sites in Kotzebue, Alaska (2017)
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Monitoring and salvage archaeology is often viewed as an anathema to the archaeological record. Nevertheless, both situations frequently occur within CRM contexts. Here, we present analyses of lithic material, organic tools, pottery, and fauna from two subsurface house features in Kotzebue, Alaska. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the two sites are roughly contemporaneous, dating to the end of the Medieval Warm Period, and are associated with the Western Thule tradition. The materials were...