Fitzhugh Ben, Shubin Valery, Tezuka Kaoru, Ishizuka Yoshihiro, Mandryk Carole

Archaeology in the Kuril Islands: advances in the study of human paleobiogeography and Northwest Pacific Prehistory.

Arctic Anthropology Vol. 39 (2002)

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This article presents new information on the settlement history and human biogeography of the central and northern Kuril Islands resulting from a three-week, international survey and testing project in the summer of 2000. The paper introduces the Kuril chain (little known outside of Japan and Russia), presents a chronology of settlement based on new AMS radiocarbon dates, and examines the role of volcanic and tectonic forces on human prehistory and site preservation.

The research results presented here add significantly to the record of Kuril archaeology and offer conclusions of broader applicability to the prehistory of the North Pacific and the archaeology of island chains.The research results presented here add significantly to the record of Kuril archaeology and offer conclusions of broader applicability to the prehistory of the North Pacific and the archaeology of island chains.