THE SWAN POINT SITE, ALASKA: THE CHRONOLOGY OF A MULTI-COMPONENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN EASTERN BERINGIA

The Swan Point site in interior Alaska contains a significant multi-component archaeological record dating back to 14,200 cal BP. The site’s radiocarbon (14C) chronology has been presented in scattered publications that mostly focus on specific archaeological periods in Alaska, in particular its ter...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2023-06, Vol.65 (3), p.693-720
Main Authors: Reuther, Joshua D, Holmes, Charles E, Smith, Gerad M, Lanoe, Francois B, Crass, Barbara A, Rowe, Audrey G, Wooller, Matthew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caribou
Chronology
Hibernation
Predation
Small mammals
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Summary:The Swan Point site in interior Alaska contains a significant multi-component archaeological record dating back to 14,200 cal BP. The site’s radiocarbon (14C) chronology has been presented in scattered publications that mostly focus on specific archaeological periods in Alaska, in particular its terminal Pleistocene components associated with the East Beringian tradition. This paper synthesizes the site’s 14C data and provides sequential Bayesian models for its cultural zones and subzones. The 14C and archaeological record at Swan Point attests that the location was persistently used over the last 14,000 years, even though major changes are evident within regional vegetation and local faunal communities, reflecting long-term trends culminating in Dene-Athabascan history.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/RDC.2023.30