Walrusing, whaling and the origins of the Old Bering Sea culture
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 3918656 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Owen K Mason (0000-0003-1558-3184, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA, autor correspondente), Jeffrey T Rasic (0000-0002-3549-6590, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, National Park Service, Fairbanks, AK, USA) |
| Ano | 2019 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 454-483 |
| Data de publicação | 2019-05-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.2019.1723681 |
| OpenAlex | W3009335395 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 15 |
| Referências citadas | 49 |
For a century, archaeologists have puzzled over the enigma of successful whaling unfolding with no predecessors prior to the last two millennia. The emergence of social complexity is linked with the appearance of the Old Bering Sea (OBS) aesthetic engraved on walrus ivory implements found in sites with large cemeteries and thick middens. Significantly, many OBS sites co-occur with major haulout locations for Pacific walrus, whose procurement engendered relationships that, along with seafaring or hunting technology, were the pivotal drivers that fostered whaling. Our revision of extant 14C assays to correct for marine carbon produces a younger 'Low' chronology placing the OBS florescence between AD 650–1250, with its earliest phase Okvik and allied Ipiutak communities from AD 300 to 600. The lithic technology of OBS is distinctive in its notched bifaces with affinities to 3000-year-old Chukchi Archaic assemblages. Later influences on OBS development include Ipiutak lithic technology and suggest migration, and either adversarial, or trading relationships with Alaska. The acquisition of rare commodities (driftwood, iron and obsidian) contributed to differential success and resulted in inequality recorded in burials
Archaeology · Biology · Extant taxon · Geography · Whaling · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Marine animal studies overview
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| Obras citantes distintas | 15 |
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| Citações por ano | 2,14 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 15 |