Glass Trade Beads from Reese Bay, Unalaska Island
Spatial and Temporal Patterns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2431002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B E Bundy (University of Alaska Anchorage), Allen P Mccartney (University of Alaska Anchorage), Douglas W Veltre (0009-0004-2800-0018, University of Alaska Anchorage) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-47 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arctic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-6939 • E-ISSN: 1933-8139 |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/arc.2011.0052 |
| OpenAlex | W2154532410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
Unalaska History and Archaeology Project researchers excavated several thousand glass trade beads from an Aleutian longhouse at the Reese Bay site on Unalaska Island, Alaska. This paper provides a description of the beads, a discussion of their use by Russian explorers and Alaska Natives, and an analysis of the horizontal and vertical distribution of the beads within the longhouse. Comparison to other Alaskan sites revealed that the composition of the Reese Bay trade bead assemblage is consistent with occupation during the early Russian period. Several factors, both behavioral and depositional, created and affected the spatial patterning of the beads within the site: roof fall from the dismantling of the longhouse superstructure; periodic housecleaning by the residents of the longhouse; bead working techniques and location preferences; and changing status relationships within the longhouse. The spatial and temporal patterning of the glass trade beads from the Reese Bay site provides insight into the lives of the inhabitants
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Bay · Bead · Geography · Physical geography · Remote sensing · Spatial distribution · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |