Mason, Owen K., authorFriesen, T. Max, authorThe SAA Press, publisher2023-06-162023-06-162017https://hdl.handle.net/10217/236727Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The twin Arctics of North America / Owen K. Mason and T. Max Friesen -- Archaeology of the Western Arctic / Owen K. Mason -- Arctic mirages and landscape realities -- Late Pleistocene peopling of the interior and its Holocene history -- Settling the Alaska coastal rim: the North Pacific, the Aleutians and the origin of the Aleuts -- Paleo-Inuit migration and Athapaskan origins: the Arctic small tool and the Late Northern Archaic traditions -- Whaling and salmonizing in southwest Alaska: the last 3,000 years from the Aleutians to the Yukon Delta -- Bering Strait and North Alaska during the 1st millennium AD: a cosmos in transformation -- Emergence of Supiaaq identity: the North Pacific world in flux -- the Kachemak cult and the Koniag takeover -- Emergence of Inuit identity: Thule and late prehistoric archaeology of the Eastern Arctic / T. Max Friesen -- Inuit and their ancestors: setting the stage -- Pioneers of the Eastern Arctic: early Paleo-Inuit polar life perfected: early and middle Dorset -- Twilight of the Tuniit: late Dorset -- Arrival of the Inuit: the Thule period -- From the past to the present: development of recent Inuit societies -- Eastern Arctic archaeology in the 21st century -- Conclusions: The grand themes of Arctic prehistory / Owen K. Mason and T. Max Friesen.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Prehistoric peoples -- Arctic regionsArctic peoples -- AntiquitiesArctic regions -- AntiquitiesExcavations (Archaeology) -- Arctic regionsSocial archaeology -- Arctic regionsOut of the cold: archaeology on the Arctic Rim of North AmericaTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.