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The foragers of Point Hope, the biology and archaeology of humans on the edge of the Alaskan Arctic, edited by Charles E. Hilton, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA, Benjamin M. Auerbach, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, Libby W. Cowgill, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

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The foragers of Point Hope

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edited by Charles E. Hilton, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA, Benjamin M. Auerbach, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, Libby W. Cowgill, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology, 68Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

the biology and archaeology of humans on the edge of the Alaskan Arctic

On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, above the Arctic Circle, the prehistoric settlements at Point Hope, Alaska, represent a truly remarkable accomplishment in human biological and cultural adaptations. Presenting a set of anthropological analyses on the human skeletal remains and cultural material from the Ipiutak and Tigara archaeological sites, The Foragers of Point Hope sheds new light on the excavations from 1939–41, which provided one of the largest sets of combined biological and cultural materials of northern latitude peoples in the world. A range of material items indicated successful human foraging strategies in this harsh Arctic environment. They also yielded enigmatic artifacts indicative of complex human cultural life filled with dense ritual and artistic expression. These remnants of past human activity contribute to a crucial understanding of past foraging lifeways and offer important insights into the human condition at the extreme edges of the globe.--, Provided by publisher