The People Before: The geology, paleoecology and archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska

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From the Introduction: 'North Adak Island is a dichotomy of brute, natural beauty and a horrific example of what modern humans and war can do to a landscape. The island also contains what up until now has been largely untapped scientific data about the peoples who inhabited the island centuries prior to historic contact. The following scientific papers document the three-year effort to recover, analyse, and present that information to the Native American and scientific communities.' Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Contributors List of Figures List of Tables PREFACE THE PEOPLE BEFORE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ADAK, ALASKA CHAPTER 1. THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND PALEOBIOLOGICAL PROJECT CHAPTER 2. ONE HUNDRED FORTY YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA CHAPTER 3. DID HOLOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECT ANCIENT ALEUT OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENTIN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS? CHAPTER 4. HOLOCENE TEPHRA LAYERS ON THE NORTHERN HALF OF ADAK ISLAND IN THE WEST-CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA CHAPTER 5. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ECOSYSTEMS HISTORY OF ADAK ISLAND (ALEUTIAN ISLANDS) DURING THE HOLOCENE CHAPTER 6. ARCHAEOZOOLOGY OF ADAK ISLAND: 6000 YEARS OF SUBSISTENCE HISTORY IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CHAPTER 7. ANCIENT DNA ANALYSIS FOR THE SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS) FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ONADAK, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CHAPTER 8. CARBON, NITROGEN, AND OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF BONE COLLAGEN AND TOOTH ENAMEL CARBONATE OF THE SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS) FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON ADAK ISLAND, ALEUTIAN ARCHIPELAGO CHAPTER 9. THE ALEUT COCKLE, CLINOCARDIUM NUTTALLII (CONRAD, 1837) FROM ADK-011, ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA CHAPTER 10. INVERTEBRATE REMAINS: A PAN ALEUTIAN COMPARISON CHAPTER 11. PROVENANCE OF OBSIDIAN ARTIFACTS RECOVERED FROM ADAK ISLAND, CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: EVIDENCE FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF LITHIC MATERIAL CHAPTER 12. SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF LITHIC TECHNOLOGY ON ADAK IN A BROADER ALEUTIAN CONTEXT CHAPTER 13. CLAM LAGOON ARCHAEOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 14. GRIDDLESTONES FROM ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA: THEIR PROVENANCE AND THE BIOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF ORGANIC RESIDUES FROM COOKING CHAPTER 15. BONE ARTIFACTS AND DEBRIS FROM THREE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ON ADAK ISLAND, ALASKA CHAPTER 16. A HUMAN BURIAL FROM THE ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALASKA CHAPTER 17. CONCLUSIONS