Commercial influence on the outer coast Sugpiat
Title:
Commercial influence on the outer coast Sugpiat
JLCTITLE245:
by Nicole J. Tozzi.
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Publication Information:
2012.
Physical Description:
viii, 111 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
General Note:
"August 2012."
Dissertaton Note:
M.A. University of Alaska Fairbanks 2012
Abstract:
This research applies archaeological and remote sensing data to address a series of cultural and historical questions about Sugpiaq (Alutiiq) adaptations to conditions of the maritime fur trade era of southern Alaska, from the late Russian period into the early American period (1850- cl 910). The study location is the Denton Site (49-XBS-0 14) on the outer coast of the Kenai Peninsula in Kenai Fjords National Park (Fig. 1.1), Alaska. Excavation data from the site are used to investigate concurring or dissonant relationships among oral and written historical accounts of its occupation, and to examine commercial influence on Sugpiat economy and material culture. High-resolution magnetometer survey is explored as an aid to developing excavation strategies and for ground-truthing oral information about site structure. The assemblage is analyzed for relative dating, and insight in to the activities pursued at the site. Occupation is estimated at 1850 to 1900, with a mean artifact production date of 1880. The amount of trade goods present indicates that this may be the site of a small trading post, previously determined to be in Nuka Bay.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-111).
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 1.1. The research problem -- 1.2. Cultural history of the Sugpiag people -- 1.3. Commerce in Alaska : the fur trade, Sugpiag peoples and the company store 1850-1930's -- 1.3.1. Trading stations and settlements contemporary with the Denton site -- 1.3.2. Commercial goods and the price of pelts -- 2. The Denton site : background -- 2.1. The Denton site -- 2.2. Remote sensing : methods -- 2.3. Results -- 2.4. Discusson -- 3. Excavation : methods and results -- 3.1. Survey and excavation -- 3.2. Artifact cleaning and conservation -- 4. Material descriptions and data analysis -- 4.1. Assemblage composition -- 4.2. Establishing site chronology -- 4.3. Analytical and comparative methods -- 4.4. Data description -- 4.4.1. Kitchen group -- 4.4.1.1. Summary of kitchen ceramics -- 4.4.2. Architectural and furniture group -- 4.4.3. Clothing group -- 4.4.4. Activities group -- 4.4.5. Personal & tobacco pipe group -- 4.4.6. Hunting group -- 4.4.7. Unknown group -- 5. Synthesis and conclusions -- 5.1. Research questions -- Sources cited -- Appendix : Artifact summary.