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Charles Hilton - The Foragers of Point Hope: The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic - 9781107022508 - V9781107022508
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The Foragers of Point Hope: The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic

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Description for The Foragers of Point Hope: The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic hardcover. Sixty years after their discovery, this is the first anthropological synthesis of the ancient Arctic foragers of Point Hope, Alaska. Editor(s): Hilton, Charles E.; Cowgill, Libby W.; Auerbach, Benjamin M. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 315 pages, 49 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QMP; JHMP; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 660.
On the edge of the Arctic Ocean, above the Arctic Circle, the prehistoric settlements at Point Hope, Alaska, represent a truly remarkable accomplishment in human biological and cultural adaptations. Presenting a set of anthropological analyses on the human skeletal remains and cultural material from the Ipiutak and Tigara archaeological sites, The Foragers of Point Hope sheds new light on the excavations from 1939–41, which provided one of the largest sets of combined biological and cultural materials of northern latitude peoples in the world. A range of material items indicated successful human foraging strategies in this harsh Arctic environment. They also ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Number of Pages
315
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107022508
SKU
V9781107022508
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About Charles Hilton
Charles E. Hilton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Grinnell College, Iowa. As a biological anthropologist with a background in human skeletal biology, functional morphology, human evolutionary ecology, and epidemiology, his research focuses on how small-scale human groups, particularly foragers, develop and evolve both short- and long-term biological and cultural responses within environmental settings offering limited ... Read more

Reviews for The Foragers of Point Hope: The Biology and Archaeology of Humans on the Edge of the Alaskan Arctic
'This volume represents a true anthropological reconstruction of life among the prehistoric foragers from Point Hope, Alaska. It includes important perspectives regarding the ecological realities of adaptation in this harsh environment that are integrated into the perception of this landscape by the Ipiutak and Tigara people themselves. The work is a must-read for all who find interest in hunter-gatherer populations, ... Read more

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