L E Y Norman
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 33547 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | L E Y Norman |
| NOMBRES | L E Y |
| APELLIDO | Norman |
| FIRMA | NORMAN L E Y |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5718-6032 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Zooarchaeology of Houses and Middens
This study examines faunal assemblages from paired semisubterranean houses and middens at 10 Early Inuit sites spanning the North American Arctic (ca. 1200–1500 ce ) to evaluate whether local resource bases or other factors primarily structure zooarchaeological variability. Using taxonomic, taphonomic, and multivariate analyses, we compare assemblage composition, diversity, and bone modifications to assess patterns of site formation and human beh…
Taphonomy of Beringian Karstic Sites
A recent analysis of the mammal bone assemblages from Bluefish Caves I and II suggests that humans hunted horses and caribou in the northern Yukon Territory of Canada as early as 23,500 years ago. Here we use a taphonomic approach to test whether humans were also active at Cave III. We identify several species of herbivores and carnivores – including the American cheetah – and suggest that carnivores were the principal agent responsible for the a…
Birnirk-Thule social relationships reexamined in light of a context-appropriate chronology for the Alaska North Slope
Variations on a Theme
International audience
The Birnirk to Thule Transition as Viewed from Radiocarbon and Tree-Ring Dating within Two Adjacent Houses at Cape Espenberg, Northwest Alaska
The transformation of the Birnirk culture into the Thule culture is essential in reconstructing the emergence of modern Inuit across Alaska and the larger Bering Strait. To this end, two adjacent semi-subterranean houses of late Birnirk and early Thule affiliation, respectively, at the Rising Whale (KTZ-304) site at Cape Espenberg were recently excavated and dated by radiocarbon and tree-ring measurements. We present the Bayesian analysis of the …
Genetic Analysis of Birnirk Inuit from the Alaskan North Slope
Archaeological evidence indicates that Birnirk peoples (AD 650 – 1300) are the proposed genetic ancestors of the Thule Inuit (AD 950 – 1400) and are potentially an intermediary population between the Thule Inuit and earlier Old Bering Sea people (AD 1 – 1000). We sequenced the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA of 22 clearly associated Birnirk individuals from the Piġniq (Birnirk), Kugok, Kugusugaruk, and Nunavak sites on the Nor…
Ancient arctic pyro-technologies
Ethnohistoric documents as analogical tools
Comparing fill and floor
Collapsed semi-subterranean dwelling features are often excellent sources for well-preserved faunal, artefactual, and architectural material in the Arctic. However, collapsed structures may be reused after house abandonment as storage areas, hunting blinds, refuse areas, or other resource facilities. Despite their reuse and possibly different occupation period, artefacts and faunal material from the fill are often employed, uncritically, to inter…
An Early Inupiaq Occupation
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 to other early Thule dwellings with a sub-rectangular main room, long sunken entrance tunnel, and associated kitchen area. However, the presence of narrow side benches and associated flooring differences adds significantly to the variability present in Thule house form. Radioca…
The Pembroke Site
This paper presents description and interpretation of the Pembroke site, the earliest known Thule Inuit occupation in the southeastern Victoria Island region, Nunavut. The site has 11 extant dwellings, including five heavy tent rings, five light semi-subterranean dwellings, and a qalgiq (large communal structure). The site’s economy revolved mainly around the acquisition of caribou, Arctic char, and lake trout, with minimal consumption of sea mam…
Thule Fishing Revisited
Geografisk Tidsskrift—Danish Journal of Geography 110(2):261–278, 2010 In a comprehensive overview of evidence for fishing in the Thule period of the eastern North American Arctic, Whitridge (2001) noted that fish bones are either extremely rare or absent in archaeofaunal samples, despite the fact that artifact assemblages typically contain a variety of fishing implements. In this paper, we present new faunal data from two sites on southeastern V…
An Early Inupiaq Occupation
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 to other early Thule dwellings with a sub-rectangular main room, long sunken entrance tunnel, and associated kitchen area. However, the presence of narrow side benches and associated flooring differences adds significantly to the variability present in Thule house form. Radioca…
Comparing fill and floor
Collapsed semi-subterranean dwelling features are often excellent sources for well-preserved faunal, artefactual, and architectural material in the Arctic. However, collapsed structures may be reused after house abandonment as storage areas, hunting blinds, refuse areas, or other resource facilities. Despite their reuse and possibly different occupation period, artefacts and faunal material from the fill are often employed, uncritically, to inter…
Thule Fishing Revisited
Geografisk Tidsskrift—Danish Journal of Geography 110(2):261–278, 2010 In a comprehensive overview of evidence for fishing in the Thule period of the eastern North American Arctic, Whitridge (2001) noted that fish bones are either extremely rare or absent in archaeofaunal samples, despite the fact that artifact assemblages typically contain a variety of fishing implements. In this paper, we present new faunal data from two sites on southeastern V…
Ancient arctic pyro-technologies
The Birnirk to Thule Transition as Viewed from Radiocarbon and Tree-Ring Dating within Two Adjacent Houses at Cape Espenberg, Northwest Alaska
The transformation of the Birnirk culture into the Thule culture is essential in reconstructing the emergence of modern Inuit across Alaska and the larger Bering Strait. To this end, two adjacent semi-subterranean houses of late Birnirk and early Thule affiliation, respectively, at the Rising Whale (KTZ-304) site at Cape Espenberg were recently excavated and dated by radiocarbon and tree-ring measurements. We present the Bayesian analysis of the …
Thule Fishing Revisited
Geografisk Tidsskrift—Danish Journal of Geography 110(2):261–278, 2010 In a comprehensive overview of evidence for fishing in the Thule period of the eastern North American Arctic, Whitridge (2001) noted that fish bones are either extremely rare or absent in archaeofaunal samples, despite the fact that artifact assemblages typically contain a variety of fishing implements. In this paper, we present new faunal data from two sites on southeastern V…
The Pembroke Site
This paper presents description and interpretation of the Pembroke site, the earliest known Thule Inuit occupation in the southeastern Victoria Island region, Nunavut. The site has 11 extant dwellings, including five heavy tent rings, five light semi-subterranean dwellings, and a qalgiq (large communal structure). The site’s economy revolved mainly around the acquisition of caribou, Arctic char, and lake trout, with minimal consumption of sea mam…
An Early Inupiaq Occupation
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 to other early Thule dwellings with a sub-rectangular main room, long sunken entrance tunnel, and associated kitchen area. However, the presence of narrow side benches and associated flooring differences adds significantly to the variability present in Thule house form. Radioca…
Ethnohistoric documents as analogical tools
Comparing fill and floor
Collapsed semi-subterranean dwelling features are often excellent sources for well-preserved faunal, artefactual, and architectural material in the Arctic. However, collapsed structures may be reused after house abandonment as storage areas, hunting blinds, refuse areas, or other resource facilities. Despite their reuse and possibly different occupation period, artefacts and faunal material from the fill are often employed, uncritically, to inter…
Ancient arctic pyro-technologies
Genetic Analysis of Birnirk Inuit from the Alaskan North Slope
Archaeological evidence indicates that Birnirk peoples (AD 650 – 1300) are the proposed genetic ancestors of the Thule Inuit (AD 950 – 1400) and are potentially an intermediary population between the Thule Inuit and earlier Old Bering Sea people (AD 1 – 1000). We sequenced the first hypervariable region of the mitochondrial DNA of 22 clearly associated Birnirk individuals from the Piġniq (Birnirk), Kugok, Kugusugaruk, and Nunavak sites on the Nor…
Variations on a Theme
International audience
The Birnirk to Thule Transition as Viewed from Radiocarbon and Tree-Ring Dating within Two Adjacent Houses at Cape Espenberg, Northwest Alaska
The transformation of the Birnirk culture into the Thule culture is essential in reconstructing the emergence of modern Inuit across Alaska and the larger Bering Strait. To this end, two adjacent semi-subterranean houses of late Birnirk and early Thule affiliation, respectively, at the Rising Whale (KTZ-304) site at Cape Espenberg were recently excavated and dated by radiocarbon and tree-ring measurements. We present the Bayesian analysis of the …
Zooarchaeology of Houses and Middens
This study examines faunal assemblages from paired semisubterranean houses and middens at 10 Early Inuit sites spanning the North American Arctic (ca. 1200–1500 ce ) to evaluate whether local resource bases or other factors primarily structure zooarchaeological variability. Using taxonomic, taphonomic, and multivariate analyses, we compare assemblage composition, diversity, and bone modifications to assess patterns of site formation and human beh…
Taphonomy of Beringian Karstic Sites
A recent analysis of the mammal bone assemblages from Bluefish Caves I and II suggests that humans hunted horses and caribou in the northern Yukon Territory of Canada as early as 23,500 years ago. Here we use a taphonomic approach to test whether humans were also active at Cave III. We identify several species of herbivores and carnivores – including the American cheetah – and suggest that carnivores were the principal agent responsible for the a…
Birnirk-Thule social relationships reexamined in light of a context-appropriate chronology for the Alaska North Slope
Indigenous Studies and Ecology (10 obras) · Archaeology (8 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 obras) · Arctic (8 obras) · Geography (8 obras) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 obras) · Biology (5 obras) · Geology (5 obras) · Oceanography (5 obras) · Subsistence agriculture (5 obras)