Ellikarrmiut Economy:
Animal Resource Use at Nash Harbor (49-NI-003),
Nunivak Island, Alaska
Paul Souders
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements
for the Master of Science Degree
Department of Anthropology,
University of Oregon
Original Text June 9, 1997
Internet Text August 15, 1997
Analyses of faunal remains from middens at the Ellikarrmiut
Village Site reveal a broadly-based late Thule economy, but with specialized spring and summer seasonal economies involving Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus),
seals (Phocidae), and cliff birds (Alcidae, Laridae, and Phalacrocoracidae).
Patterns of butchery and refuse disposal emergent in faunal data, when compared
with oral-historical and ethnographic data, suggest that the Ellikarrmiut relied
most heavily on storage of cod and seals, and traded cliff bird skins with residents in
Mekoryuk and on the mainland.
Contents
- Introduction and Background
- Archaeology at Nash Harbor
- Section 3: Faunal Research: Goals & Methods
- Section 4: Review of Results by Sample Unit
- Section 5: Distribution of Faunal Materials
- Section 6: Ellikarrmiut Animal Resource Economies
- Acknowledgments & References Cited
Copyright 1997, Paul Souders