Current Problems in Arctic Research

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

Given heightened coastal erosion, decreased permafrost levels and melting ice patches, arctic archaeologists are facing issues not previously experienced even a decade before. In addition, circumpolar communities are beginning to take ownership of their history and more collaborative relationships are emerging. This symposium will showcase current archaeological research across the Arctic, highlighting new questions that are arising as we struggle to stay ahead of changing climatic conditions and addressing old questions related to human resilience in the North.

Other Keywords
Zooarchaeology • Coastal Erosion • Alaska • Thule • Archaeology • Photogrammetry • Taphonomy • Maritime Adaptations • Colonization • Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arctic • North America - NW Coast/Alaska

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  1. Application of LIDAR in New Site Discoveries, Susitna Valley, Alaska (2015)
  2. Birnirk Expansion across Alaska during the Medieval Climate Anomaly: Causal or Coincidence? (2015)
  3. Caribou Exploitation Dynamics and Antler Tool Production in Late Thule Occupation of the Kvichak River Drainage, SW Alaska (2015)
  4. Comparative Faunal Analysis of Four Early Thule House Features from Cape Espenberg, Alaska, and Inglefield Land, Greenland (2015)
  5. Delivering on the Promise: Mobilizing Knowledge in the Ikaahuk Archaeology Project (2015)
  6. Digging Deep or Just Scratching the Surface: Challenges and Successes with Labrador Inuit Archaeobotany (2015)
  7. Geological Hazards, Climate Change, and Human Resilience in the Islands of the Four Mountains of Alaska: Preliminary Archaeological Findings (2015)
  8. Iyatayet Revisited: Oh Giddings, what have you done? (2015)
  9. Maritime Adaptations and Arctic Ceramic Technology: Results of Residue Analysis (2015)
  10. Nuvuk, Birnirk, Utqiaġvik, Walakpa and Beyond: All Those Sites Will Soon Be Gone (2015)
  11. Recent Discoveries in the Tanana Basin, Eastern Beringia (2015)
  12. Recent NLURA Research in Northern Alaska (2015)
  13. Results of Section 106 Fieldwork at Three Archaeological Sites in Alaska: Producing Meaningful Research Results Under the Shadow of the Sequester (2015)
  14. Subsistence and Settlement at Cape Krusenstern, Alaska (2015)
  15. Under Threat of Erosion: Late Prehistoric to Historic Contact Houses near the Native Village of Shaktoolik, Alaska (2015)
  16. Where’s the Cod?: Toward a Predictive Model of Prehistoric Land-use and Migration in the Aleutian Islands (2015)