Hearth Features in High-Latitude Environments

Summary

The depositional context of many high-latitude archaeological sites often inhibits preservation of hearth features and associated organic remains. When preserved, subsurface hearth features provide insight into the role of plant resources in prehistoric hunter-gatherer economies. This research addresses questions of taphonomy, paleoecology, and prehistoric plant use with archaeobotanical analysis of hearth features from sites located in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The results inform on the deposition and preservation of archaeobotanical remains in high-latitude environments and contribute to our understanding of arctic and subarctic forager exploitation of plant resources.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20278