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Description:The latest volume in the Society for American Archaeology’s Contemporary Perspectives series, Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America ranges over 14,000 years of human history, from the early peopling of the Western Arctic until the arrival of Europeans in the last few centuries.The Arctic region of North America is one of the most challenging environments on the planet, yet it holds a complex long-term record of human settlement. Its story is one of technological and social innovation in the face of extreme cold, long periods each year without sunlight, sparse populations, limited resources, and shifting climates. For millennia, Arctic peoples have responded to these challenges by developing a range of resilient and complex technologies focused on the hunting of seal, walrus, and whale, with a strong emphasis on fishing and caribou hunting wherever possible. Out of the Cold describes the succession of cultures across the region, and how their technologies, organizational strategies, social configurations, settlement patterns, and belief systems allowed success in the face of long odds.Out of the Cold presents the region’s main cultural developments in two main sections, based on the largely independent developments that occurred on each side of the continent. The Western Arctic chapter includes consideration of the earliest peopling of the region at the end of the Pleistocene, the development of maritime adaptations in coastal Alaska, and the origins of enigmatic artistic traditions in the Old Bering Sea and Ipiutak periods. The Eastern Arctic chapter includes a consideration of the first migration into this harsh land 5,000 years ago, the rise and demise of the remarkable Dorset culture, and the origin and development of the Inuit cultures that call the region home today. Introductory and concluding chapters provide overviews of issues addressed by archaeologists in all Arctic regions, such as dating techniques and the impacts of climate change and environmental catastrophes on ancient cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America (SAA Contemporary Perspectives). To get started finding Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America (SAA Contemporary Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The latest volume in the Society for American Archaeology’s Contemporary Perspectives series, Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America ranges over 14,000 years of human history, from the early peopling of the Western Arctic until the arrival of Europeans in the last few centuries.The Arctic region of North America is one of the most challenging environments on the planet, yet it holds a complex long-term record of human settlement. Its story is one of technological and social innovation in the face of extreme cold, long periods each year without sunlight, sparse populations, limited resources, and shifting climates. For millennia, Arctic peoples have responded to these challenges by developing a range of resilient and complex technologies focused on the hunting of seal, walrus, and whale, with a strong emphasis on fishing and caribou hunting wherever possible. Out of the Cold describes the succession of cultures across the region, and how their technologies, organizational strategies, social configurations, settlement patterns, and belief systems allowed success in the face of long odds.Out of the Cold presents the region’s main cultural developments in two main sections, based on the largely independent developments that occurred on each side of the continent. The Western Arctic chapter includes consideration of the earliest peopling of the region at the end of the Pleistocene, the development of maritime adaptations in coastal Alaska, and the origins of enigmatic artistic traditions in the Old Bering Sea and Ipiutak periods. The Eastern Arctic chapter includes a consideration of the first migration into this harsh land 5,000 years ago, the rise and demise of the remarkable Dorset culture, and the origin and development of the Inuit cultures that call the region home today. Introductory and concluding chapters provide overviews of issues addressed by archaeologists in all Arctic regions, such as dating techniques and the impacts of climate change and environmental catastrophes on ancient cultures.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America (SAA Contemporary Perspectives). To get started finding Out of the Cold: Archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North America (SAA Contemporary Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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