 | Who Lived in this House?: A Study of Koyukuk River Semisubterranean Houses Subjects: Koyukuk River (Alaska) -- Antiquities; Inuit -- Alaska -- Koyukuk River -- Antiquities; Koyukon Indians -- Alaska -- Koyukuk River -- Antiquities; Excavation (Archaeology) -- Alaska -- Koyukuk River; Until comparatively recent times, both the Inupiat Inuit and the Koyukon Athapaskans spent the winter in wooden semisubterranean houses. For the archaeologist who excavates one of these structures, the shared traditions pose a difficult question: Who lived in this house? Three such house excavations in the Koyukuk River valley provide the basis for this fascinating study of ethnic identity and ethnoarchaeology along the Inupiat-Koyukon cultural interface. |
