Catherine F West
Biographic Data
| ID | 3647333 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine F West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine F |
| FAMILY NAME | West |
| SIGNATURE | WEST C F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5177-9235 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Further instances of osteoarthrosis from the Unalaska Sea Ice Project, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Size distribution of Pacific cod ( Gadus macrocephalus ) in the North Pacific Ocean over 6 millennia
In this paper, we compile estimates of cod size distributions based on zooarchaeological data and contemporary length-frequency data to look at variability in size composition through time across the North Pacific, from the northern Kuril Islands through the Aleutian Islands to southeast Alaska. The results suggest that a strong longitudinal trend in cod size has remained consistent over time, with the largest cod found to the west. We find that …
Instances of avian osteoarthritis from the Unalaska Sea Ice Project, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Foxes and Humans at the Late Holocene Uyak Site, Kodiak, Alaska
The red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) is a generalist, omnivorous predator that is often drawn to human environments, exploiting anthropogenic refuse. Foxes may have had little or significant economic importance for prehistoric human foragers, depending on the environmental, economic, and cultural context. Here we investigate human-fox interaction at the Late Holocene Uyak site (KOD-145) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. We apply zooarchaeological, taphonomic, a…
Archaeology and Invasive Species Management
Human and Canid Dietary Relationships
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes are used to address the dietary relationship between humans and two canid species at the Uyak site (KOD-145) on Kodiak Island, Alaska: dog (Canis familiaris) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes). We assess the relative contribution of marine and terrestrial protein to each species’ diet as a measure of their dietary relationship to people, using zooarchaeological data, food web data, and ethnohistoric observations to in…
Osteometric Variation in Domestic Dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
The research presented here is a re-examination of domestic dog (Canis familiaris) remains from the Uyak site on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Previous analyses suggest there were two breeds of dog represented in this archaeological assemblage, primarily on the basis of dog cranial size. Here, we use a series of metric and nonmetric traits to test the argument that these ‘breeds’ actually represent a population of male and female dogs. On the basis of t…
Islands, Coastlines, and Stable Isotopes
Stable isotope geochemistry is an increasingly important part of archaeological research and has become integral to examining questions about human behavior in island and coastal environments. In c
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) as a paleothermometer
A Revised Radiocarbon Sequence for Karluk-1 and the Implications for Kodiak Island Prehistory
The Karluk-1 site has played a central role in defining the late prehistory of the Kodiak archipelago, in particular the Koniag tradition and its genesis. As part of the Bryn Mawr College Karluk Archaeology Project, Richard Jordan and Richard Knecht excavated the site in the 1980s and obtained six radiocarbon dates. Here, I add 21 new dates for the Karluk-1 site, which suggest that the site was occupied approximately 250–300 years later than prev…
Kodiak Island's Prehistoric Fisheries
Here I assess the effects of climate change and fluctuating resource abundance on prehistoric fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska using zooarchaeological remains, stable isotope analysis, and salmon abundance data. These lines of evidence are used in the context of foraging theory to test whether people accommodated climate change and resource fluctuation by transitioning from a riverine to a marine environment. Based on comparison of these datasets,…
Kodiak Island's Prehistoric Fisheries
Here I assess the effects of climate change and fluctuating resource abundance on prehistoric fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska using zooarchaeological remains, stable isotope analysis, and salmon abundance data. These lines of evidence are used in the context of foraging theory to test whether people accommodated climate change and resource fluctuation by transitioning from a riverine to a marine environment. Based on comparison of these datasets,…
Islands, Coastlines, and Stable Isotopes
Stable isotope geochemistry is an increasingly important part of archaeological research and has become integral to examining questions about human behavior in island and coastal environments. In c
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) as a paleothermometer
Foxes and Humans at the Late Holocene Uyak Site, Kodiak, Alaska
The red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) is a generalist, omnivorous predator that is often drawn to human environments, exploiting anthropogenic refuse. Foxes may have had little or significant economic importance for prehistoric human foragers, depending on the environmental, economic, and cultural context. Here we investigate human-fox interaction at the Late Holocene Uyak site (KOD-145) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. We apply zooarchaeological, taphonomic, a…
Osteometric Variation in Domestic Dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
The research presented here is a re-examination of domestic dog (Canis familiaris) remains from the Uyak site on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Previous analyses suggest there were two breeds of dog represented in this archaeological assemblage, primarily on the basis of dog cranial size. Here, we use a series of metric and nonmetric traits to test the argument that these ‘breeds’ actually represent a population of male and female dogs. On the basis of t…
A Revised Radiocarbon Sequence for Karluk-1 and the Implications for Kodiak Island Prehistory
The Karluk-1 site has played a central role in defining the late prehistory of the Kodiak archipelago, in particular the Koniag tradition and its genesis. As part of the Bryn Mawr College Karluk Archaeology Project, Richard Jordan and Richard Knecht excavated the site in the 1980s and obtained six radiocarbon dates. Here, I add 21 new dates for the Karluk-1 site, which suggest that the site was occupied approximately 250–300 years later than prev…
Kodiak Island's Prehistoric Fisheries
Here I assess the effects of climate change and fluctuating resource abundance on prehistoric fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska using zooarchaeological remains, stable isotope analysis, and salmon abundance data. These lines of evidence are used in the context of foraging theory to test whether people accommodated climate change and resource fluctuation by transitioning from a riverine to a marine environment. Based on comparison of these datasets,…
A Revised Radiocarbon Sequence for Karluk-1 and the Implications for Kodiak Island Prehistory
The Karluk-1 site has played a central role in defining the late prehistory of the Kodiak archipelago, in particular the Koniag tradition and its genesis. As part of the Bryn Mawr College Karluk Archaeology Project, Richard Jordan and Richard Knecht excavated the site in the 1980s and obtained six radiocarbon dates. Here, I add 21 new dates for the Karluk-1 site, which suggest that the site was occupied approximately 250–300 years later than prev…
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) as a paleothermometer
Islands, Coastlines, and Stable Isotopes
Stable isotope geochemistry is an increasingly important part of archaeological research and has become integral to examining questions about human behavior in island and coastal environments. In c
Human and Canid Dietary Relationships
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes are used to address the dietary relationship between humans and two canid species at the Uyak site (KOD-145) on Kodiak Island, Alaska: dog (Canis familiaris) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes). We assess the relative contribution of marine and terrestrial protein to each species’ diet as a measure of their dietary relationship to people, using zooarchaeological data, food web data, and ethnohistoric observations to in…
Osteometric Variation in Domestic Dogs ( Canis familiaris ) from the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska
The research presented here is a re-examination of domestic dog (Canis familiaris) remains from the Uyak site on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Previous analyses suggest there were two breeds of dog represented in this archaeological assemblage, primarily on the basis of dog cranial size. Here, we use a series of metric and nonmetric traits to test the argument that these ‘breeds’ actually represent a population of male and female dogs. On the basis of t…
Archaeology and Invasive Species Management
Foxes and Humans at the Late Holocene Uyak Site, Kodiak, Alaska
The red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) is a generalist, omnivorous predator that is often drawn to human environments, exploiting anthropogenic refuse. Foxes may have had little or significant economic importance for prehistoric human foragers, depending on the environmental, economic, and cultural context. Here we investigate human-fox interaction at the Late Holocene Uyak site (KOD-145) on Kodiak Island, Alaska. We apply zooarchaeological, taphonomic, a…
Instances of avian osteoarthritis from the Unalaska Sea Ice Project, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Size distribution of Pacific cod ( Gadus macrocephalus ) in the North Pacific Ocean over 6 millennia
In this paper, we compile estimates of cod size distributions based on zooarchaeological data and contemporary length-frequency data to look at variability in size composition through time across the North Pacific, from the northern Kuril Islands through the Aleutian Islands to southeast Alaska. The results suggest that a strong longitudinal trend in cod size has remained consistent over time, with the largest cod found to the west. We find that …
Further instances of osteoarthrosis from the Unalaska Sea Ice Project, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Geography (10 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Biology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 works) · Archipelago (3 works) · Fishery (3 works) · Geology (3 works)