U.S. Depariment o1 tine lnte;rial' BLM-A,laska Open Frie Flepmt 57 Bureau of La.nd Management BLMJ.AK/ST/95/009+8111+070 July 1995 -~ Alas.ka State Office 222 W. Sevenlti Avenue, Jf13 Anchore.ge, Alaska 9513 CU'ltur,al' R,esource Inventory 1 In the IBen 1,deleben a ndl Dar·by M,o'Unt,ai'ns, Seward Peninsula, Alaska By Howard L, Smith and Janet Vreeman Cultural & ourc In nli ry in e. Bendeleben and Darb · ountains, How rd L. mith and Janet Vr-eeman. T: hie ,of Contenls Cl ............. ,.... 1-r.r.7,l- .... ,.,,t,tl,tlllrl•*"'··i-*flllllillllll!IIIIII •t:4illllfllllllll:tll .. illtl-5 .. ,.~ ............ , .................. , • • flllllll'lillf'llll!!li!I, ......... ,.... .. ... ,. ... ~ .......... "' 1 ettJng·• ,..,t,'1111'"!1-'II f'l!lll''"'"•._,..!l'!lf'll•l!l'l!III ••1111 lllll''lil!la>,,,.t--l!l-4'f'l ._.• ••a.ac ....................... 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Mlllilhl:lli • .. ....... 1 ....... ,....... .. ............ i;........... ... ,... lii .. il t••• • ......... i1 • • • ••• i ................. [5 Tables 11 bJe I. iLe ,rjj covered during l 991 inv nlory ond classification of ston ·t:TUcL11res a.c prehistoric sites .......................... ..................................................................................... J.0 igu ap ... ................................... ,,,~ .. ••• ., .............. +_ ....... ,._ •• ..., .................... ) Fi h R1 er and Tnburul.i · er drahila culmraJ chronolo fi r tile ard Pennsul .................... .............................. - ............ _ 0->~r Phnro: Stan., tem ring at sire BEN.{)74. r1pp, r Bo:Ji·tun C,:eek,.. Alaska by Ja11er Vreeman u Table of Coo tents Abstra,ct ~ .. ~ + F .... i ... ++ .. I-~ i ! ,, .... ~ •• ~ ... + i, ., ~. !t·+ .. , ~ ••• ~ ~ ~ ~, ... .. ~ ~ ~ ....... ...... ..., ..... '! ..... ~ ..... ~ ........, ........... .. ,., .•••• ~,,. , ..... • ......................................... '! •• i ...... I Location and SetUng ............................................................... ,. .............................................................. 3 Topography and Hydrography .......................... .,. ... .. ................................................................ ....... 3 Veg·etation .......................... ,., ...... ~-···· ,., ..... r ...................... .., ........., .................. ............ ............ ...... ,.,,. ..... ... ...... ~ ...... .., ••••, ++.r ... ++•.,i,i,j,-1,+lelill,f ............ ... ... l-li'"',I,···"···~ M•• 31 WJldJife .... .,,., ...... ~ .... ~ ~ ...... ... .................................... ,.... .. ... ~ ...............,r ...... ii,. ... .., ........ ...... ... .., ..... ,. ... Ii. i, ~ .... j, ~., ~ ....... ~. , ................... 4 Prehis.tocy . ,. ..... "' ................. .. ..,., ....................... .., .... ,...., ........ ii .................... ..... _..-1, t 11++ ~ -i .. ... +ii., ........ ....... + ... ... ........ ,~. , If ......... , •• • ~ . .... + ...,, ..... ~.., .... ~ ... 4 Histo.11"' ., ........ .... ,., ............ ... .... .... ... ... ........... ;, .. ,.. •., .... ~ ............ + ••• ,..,.,.ii i of·+ •• of+ .. .... ... ...... ~ .. ~ ... 'f"'I'", ........ ~ •• ~ +'"'~ •• • If ........... ..... ... ... ......... ...... " , ..... ... ., .. 5 E.thaography .......... ... ..... ......... ... ... ~ .. + ........... ii •• ++ ... ,. .. ++~, 1 ..... .,. ii .. + ... i + .. ~ i,. +"'. ~ .. + ..................... , ............. •+ .... ~ ~ . .... ....................................,, ••• .• , 1 .. .., ., ...... 7 Pr·evi.0 1US Work ... r. ...... .. +•••+•rr ...... + ......... .~· ·····+~~ lt ....... ~ .... ... , ............. ,t ,J, .. i~+t- ~ .. ~_..,,. 't ... ~ ..... ~ ....... ~.,. ........... , ........ ~ .... .., ... ......... ~ ....... ., ........ ......... .. + i ++ ..... 7 Descriptio,n of In·veatory·l, l i l -i·+..,., ...... ~ .1~~ ~--~+ ..................... .... ...... ~,... ,~ ....... ,........... ..... ............................... .,~ ..... .............................. ... ~~ ..,i. 8 Ja·ventocy Design ... .. i ~ ~-.+r•li~-i ++i- • .. ~ +~ 1,1,1 ~ 11- .................. ........ .......... +- ........ .... ~ .. ............... ............................................ ... ...... ~ ................ I ........... .... ~ ......... 8 Inventory Meth.ods .... ............ ..........., .......... ......................... ...,. ...................... ................... .... ............. 9 'Loe ations Surveyed .................................. ........................ .. ............................. ,, ..... ,.. ............ ,,............ 9 Inventory Results . ... .. .. .. .. .......... ,........ .. ., ............ ., .... .... ..... .... .... ... ...... ., ... 9 Cone lusions and Re-eommenda.tio ns ..... .. ............. ........ ,. ........................................... ., ....................... .... ... 1 l Site Evaluations ................................ ...... ......... ..........,. ......... .,. ...... ,. ............................................. ..... l l Reoommendations for Further Work ,, ., ......... ,. .... ,.............. ., ..... ., .......... ., ............. ,. ....., ....... ................ .... LI References Cited .......................... ,. .................................................... ... ...... ···········~· ··························· ···· 13 Appendix Appendix 1. Site D-escriptio1ns .. .. .., ........ + ............ ~. , ........ 1+•• • ............... i ···-·ili ... i •• ++ ••••+ ... ~·····•~+-+•~· li" ..... , ........,, ... f ... , ............. ~"1, ............ 15 Tables 'fable 1. Sites discovered during I 991 inventory and classification of stone structures at prehistoric sites .................•...... ......•......... •....••...•.. ...•.•........ .•. , ........ ................................ 10 Figures Figure I. Area M.ap .......................................................,. ........ ,. ................. ., .....,. ........................................ 1 Figure 2. Fish River and Tuburulik River drainage.s ..................................... .................................. - ..... ,... 2 F'igu.re 3. A cultural chronology for the Seward Pennsula ............................................, .... ................... ... 3 Cover Photo.: Stone renl ring ar site BEN..()74, upper Boston Creek, Alaska by Janet Vreeman l] ABSTRACT This report ,documents archaeological ittveutory conducted biJ the Bureau ofl.tmd Mamigement's Kobuk District on the Seward PeHinsr1f.a in 1991. The inventory rmis ccmdude;d in a larg:e can.tigw:nra blade (Jf BLM Land cnmprising parts of the Fish River tmd Tubutulik Rivi.'f drainages, ,a:nd was part of an on-going progr:am of &ase-line inve11tory for cultuml r,esources. A total of 13 ites was tecorded as a result of the inventory, representing prehistoric, historic, arzd rocen t- periods. Most sites appal'ently dated to prehistoric times and .typically a.msisted of one or mote stone features such t1S each s or te11t rings. Tl: e sites most likely represent l'ate prehistoric hunting camp or po ibly infreqwmtl'y u ed campsites associated with travel from tfie 00l1St to the interior ,of tire peninsula. Inventory