Magnetic survey methods have recently shown tremendous potential for the detection of
archaeological hearths in Eastern Beringia, ranging from intermittent open-air camp fires to …

Drawing together evidence and insights from other chapters in this volume, this final chapter
examines the archaeological history of Maritime Northeast Asia from Japan and Korea to the …

The late adoption of pottery technology in the North American Arctic between 2,500 and
2,800 years ago coincides with the development of a specialized maritime economy. Arctic …

The goal of this project is to understand the influence of population size on human
adaptation processes and culture change during the Mid to Late Holocene in Western …

Dating Arctic archaeological sites is challenging because of limited terrestrial bone and the
high probability of old wood in northern regions. Luminescence dating of ceramic materials …

Assessing impacts of climate change on ancient human societies requires accurate
reconstructions of regional climate variations. However, due to the scarcity of in situ climate …

This paper describes and interprets a well-preserved early Thule semi-subterranean
dwelling from Cape Espenberg, Alaska. The house architecture is similar in many respects …

Our goal is to study the role of demographic change in the development and spread of
maritime adaptations in the North American Arctic over the last 6000 years. We compile and …

Archaeologists hypothesize that mid-late Holocene environmental variability played a role in
several significant western Arctic cultural developments including population fluctuations …

The Dorset Paleo-Inuit occupied the island of Newfoundland for over 800 years (1990 BP to
1180 BP), producing a unique and identifiable archaeological record. Despite this, our …