JOURNAL ARTICLE

A 5000-YEAR-OLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AT SANAĜAN, AKUN ISLAND, EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.

  • Published In: Alaska Journal of Anthropology, 2024, v. 22, n. 1/2. P. 180 1 of 3

  • Database: Sociology Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Rogers, Jason; Morrison, Aubrey; Yarborough, Linda Finn; Yarborough, Michael 3 of 3

Abstract

Sanaĝan (UNI-125) is an archaeological site on the southwestern coast of Akun Island in the Krenitzin group of the eastern Aleutian Islands. The site, situated on an eroded peninsular ridgeline, was identified in 2005. Testing in 2008 revealed intact cultural deposits, and preliminary excavations were undertaken in 2010. Artifacts and dating analyses indicate affiliation both with eastern Aleutian archaeological sites such as Margaret Bay and Sandy Beach Bay and also with Takli Alder/Ocean Bay I period sites from the Alaska Peninsula and the Kodiak Archipelago. Faunal materials from the site, among the oldest in the Aleutians, demonstrate a broad-based marine-oriented subsistence regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Alaska Journal of Anthropology. 2024/01, Vol. 22, Issue 1/2, p180
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Anthropology
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1544-9793
  • Accession Number:182510842
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