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Karluk One is a remarkable archaeological site. For six hundred years, the Alutiiq built houses upon houses, preserving layer after layer of their ways of life. When fresh water from a nearby pond seeped through the deposit, the massive mound of cultural debris became suspended in time. Yet the site's location at the mouth of a once-salmon-rich river meant it could disappear at any moment. Working together, researchers and community members recovered more than 26,000 items made of wood, bone, ivory, baleen, antler, and leather before the meandering river finally shifted and washedawaythe site forever.Kal'unek-From Karluk fully explores the ancient site and its contents to create a picture of prehistoric Alutiiq life. Beautifully photographed, the book also features essays by community members and scholars as well as a ground-breaking glossary of Alutiiq terms developed for the artifacts by Kodiak Alutiiq speakers. No other collection has figured so centrally in building awareness of Alutiiq history or promoting an accurate view of the richness of Kodiak's Native past. And no other book illuminates these extraordinary finds as brilliantly as Kal'unek-From Karluk.

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I recommend this book. The photos are good. It is well-written and researched, reads easily, and is an eye-opener in many respsects. The essays are a major plus, covering many of the issues that crop up when doing archaeological research. -- Alaska History Interspersed with photos and essays from local elders, teachers, and researchers at the site, Kal'unek From Karluk allows readers to consider the project from multiple viewpoints and adds a personal warmth. . . . Those who love archeology, history, and Native culture will find this book to be a rare and worthy discovery. -- Alaska Magazine Copiously illustrated by relevant artifacts from the site. Highly Recommended. -- Choice A concise, powerful, and illuminating description of Shishmaref's experience as a community, as a media magnet, as the object of extensive planning and discussion, and as an exemplar of climate change. -- Arctic

I recommend this book. The photos are good. It is well-written and researched, reads easily, and is an eye-opener in many respsects. The essays are a major plus, covering many of the issues that crop up when doing archaeological research. --Alaska History A concise, powerful, and illuminating description of Shishmaref's experience as a community, as a media magnet, as the object of extensive planning and discussion, and as an exemplar of climate change. --Arctic Copiously illustrated by relevant artifacts from the site. Highly Recommended. --Choice Interspersed with photos and essays from local elders, teachers, and researchers at the site, Kal'unek From Karluk allows readers to consider the project from multiple viewpoints and adds a personal warmth. . . . Those who love archeology, history, and Native culture will find this book to be a rare and worthy discovery. --Alaska Magazine

I recommend this book. The photos are good. It is well-written and researched, reads easily, and is an eye-opener in many respsects. The essays are a major plus, covering many of the issues that crop up when doing archaeological research. -- Alaska History A concise, powerful, and illuminating description of Shishmaref's experience as a community, as a media magnet, as the object of extensive planning and discussion, and as an exemplar of climate change. -- Arctic Copiously illustrated by relevant artifacts from the site. Highly Recommended. -- Choice Interspersed with photos and essays from local elders, teachers, and researchers at the site, Kal'unek From Karluk allows readers to consider the project from multiple viewpoints and adds a personal warmth. . . . Those who love archeology, history, and Native culture will find this book to be a rare and worthy discovery. -- Alaska Magazine

Tells the story of one of the most impressive archaeological assemblages in Alaska through seven detailed chapters that each provides contextual information to help readers understand the significance of the site itself and the artifacts that were uncovered from it. But it goes beyond this it also tells the story of how this archaeological site and its artifacts influenced the beginning of a cultural renaissance movement on Kodiak Island. --Nadia Sethi, The CIRI Foundation

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Amy Steffian is director of research and publication at Kodiak's Alutiiq Museum. Marnie Leist is curator of collections at the Alutiiq Museum and coordinator of the Kodiak Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Repatriation Commission. Sven Haakanson Jr. is curator of Native American anthropology at the University of Washington's Burke Museum. Patrick Saltonstall is curator of archaeology at the Alutiiq Museum.

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