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- Title
LITHIC LANDSCAPE OF THE UPPER SUSITNA RIVER BASIN, CENTRAL ALASKA RANGE.
- Authors
Blong, John C.
- Abstract
An important component of assessing lithic technological organization in the past is understanding the location, quality, and nodule size of knappable raw materials on the landscape. Geologic reports can provide some information, but they often lack detail on lithic materials of interest to archaeologists. What is needed is an on-the-ground assessment specifically focused on knappable lithics in a study area. This report presents the results of a lithic raw material survey in the upper Susitna River basin in the central Alaska Range. This study assessed lithic raw material sources available in the upper Susitna basin by consulting geologic maps and systematically documenting and sampling knappable lithic raw materials in drainages throughout the study area. The research goal is to provide an initial description of knappable lithic raw materials in the upper Susitna basin that can be compared with archaeological assemblages from the region. This study provides a baseline for evaluating the lithic landscape of the upper Susitna River basin and evaluating hunter-gatherer lithic technological organization and land-use patterns. Lithic landscape studies focused on physical properties of locally available lithic materials in Interior Alaska are an invaluable first step in working toward a comprehensive understanding of prehistoric hunter-gatherer land-use patterns.
- Subjects
ARCHAEOLOGY methodology; ARCHAEOLOGICAL research; ARCHAEOLOGICAL archives; ARCHAEOLOGICAL expeditions; ARCHAEOLOGY
- Publication
Alaska Journal of Anthropology, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 1/2, p130
- ISSN
1544-9793
- Publication type
Article