Book

Aleuts, survivors of the Bering Land Bridge

Holt, Rinehart, and WinstonNew YorkPublished In 1980 • Pages: vii, 151

By: Laughlin, William S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is part of the Holt, Rinehart & Winston series of case studies in cultural anthroplogy for college students. It has an archeological bent. Laughlin looks at the Aleutian migration and prehistory, ecosystem, ancient village life, post-contact history, especially the Medvedev massacre, language, and only in the last chapter, modern village life.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Human biology
Marine hunting
Lithic industries
Boats
External relations
Burial practices and funerals
Chronologies and culture sequences
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Aleut
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2007
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1938-1975
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
12000 BP - 1974 A.D.
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
NotesAdditional notes
by William S. Laughlin
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-151)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80012594
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Aleuts