Arctic Archaeology

<p>Examining human occupation of the arctic and subarctic zones, irrespective of place and time, this book explores a wide variety of fascinating areas and inhabitants along several points in history. Beautifully illustrated, <em>Arctic Archaeology</em> is essential reading for all those curious about how organisms survived in this life threatening environment.</p> <p><strong>Chapters include:</strong><br> Prehistory of Newfoundland hunter-gatherers: extinctions or adaptations?; Ancient humans in Eurasian Arctic ecosystems: environmental dynamics and changing subsistence; Thule Eskimo bowhead whale interception strategies; New adaptive strategies in the Saqqaq culture of Greenland c.1600-1400 bc; Local Heroes: the long-term effects of short-term prosperity - an example from the Canadian arctic; Northeast Asia in the late Pleistone and Early Holocene; Aleutian Island pre-history: living in insular extremes</p>