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Continuity and change in the eastern Aleutian archaeological sequence.

Richard S Davis¹, Richard A Knecht

¹Department of Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA.

|March 23, 2011

Summary

The eastern Aleutian prehistoric record shows 9,000 years of cultural continuity. While there were population movements and cultural exchanges, the settlement history indicates an overall stable tradition in the North Pacific.

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Area of Science:

Archaeology
Population Genetics
Paleoecology

Background:

The eastern Aleutian Islands offer a crucial prehistoric archaeological sequence for understanding Holocene human history in the North Pacific and Bering Sea.
Key questions remain regarding the continuity versus discontinuity of its settlement history over approximately 9,000 years.

Observation:

Review of archaeological evidence from the eastern Aleutians.
Integration of recent mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and nuclear DNA studies on Arctic and Subarctic populations.

Findings:

The eastern Aleutian settlement history reveals an overall cultural continuity spanning millennia.
Evidence indicates notable incursions and excursions of people and cultural elements into and out of the region.

Implications:

Understanding long-term human adaptation and migration patterns in the North Pacific.
Reconstructing population dynamics and cultural interactions in the Arctic and Subarctic.
Informing models of human dispersal and resilience in challenging environments.