Eskimo Life at the Dawn of European Contact: Clues from Northwest Alaska
Brown University, Smith-Buonnano, room 106 95 Cushing Street, Providence, RI, United StatesInupiat Eskimo of Northwest Alaska first encountered European explorers in 1816, when a Russian expedition arrived in Kotzebue Sound. But archaeological research shows that European and Asian trade goods like beads and metal tools were already present in the region. Excavations lead by Doug and Wanni Anderson, Brown University, along the Kobuk River have revealed […]