Architecture and Complex Hearth Features at the Amaknak Bridge Site, Eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska

During excavations at the Amaknak Bridge site (Unalaska Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands, ca. 2500—3600 B.P.) between 1977 and 2007, portions of 30 to 40 semi-subterranean structures lined with stone were unearthed. Many of these houses were fragmentary, having been eroded or truncated by later cons...

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Published in:Arctic anthropology 2011-01, Vol.48 (2), p.92-112
Main Author: Rogers, Jason S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
America and Arctic regions
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Architecture
Arctic regions
Bridges
Buildings
Cultural anthropology
Dwellings
Excavations
Houses
Islands
Paleoanthropology
Prehistory and protohistory
Roofs
Rooms
Stone
Stone walls
Technology
U.S.A
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Summary:During excavations at the Amaknak Bridge site (Unalaska Island, Eastern Aleutian Islands, ca. 2500—3600 B.P.) between 1977 and 2007, portions of 30 to 40 semi-subterranean structures lined with stone were unearthed. Many of these houses were fragmentary, having been eroded or truncated by later construction, but approximately 14 retained substantial structural integrity. Most contained complex hearth features consisting of fireplaces, vents, and sub-floor channels. The excavations at the Amaknak Bridge site represent the most complete investigation of this building technology, which has so far been seen at only three sites in the Aleutian chain.
ISSN:0066-6939
1933-8139