The Kodiak Archipelago ( Кадьякский архипелаг ) is an archipelago (group of islands) south of the main land-mass of the state of Alaska (United States), about by air south-west of Anchorage in the Gulf of Alaska. The largest island in the archipelago is Kodiak Island, the second-largest island in the United States. The archipelago has a length of about and a width of about , from the Barren Islands on the north to Chirikof Island and the Semidi Islands group on the south. The archipelago contains of land. The Kodiak Archipelago contains about 40 small glaciers, numerous streams and many species of land and marine animals. Much of its land is forested.
The Kodiak Island Borough includes all of the Kodiak Archipelago and some lands on the mainland. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a large percentage of the land in the archipelago.
Afognak – second largest island
Aiaktalik Island
Ban Island
Barren Islands – most northerly
Ushagat Island
Nord Island
East Amatuli Island
West Amatuli Island
Chirikof Island – most southernly
Dark Island
Geese Islands
Kodiak Island – largest island in the archipelago
Long Island
Marmot Island – most easterly
Near Island
Raspberry Island
Semidi Islands – most westerly
Aghiyuk Island
Anowiki Island
Chowiet Island
Kateekuk Island
Kiliktagik Island
Shuyak Island
Sitkalidak Island
Spruce Island
Nelson Island
Sundstrom Island
Trinity Islands
Tugidak Island
Sitkinak Island
Two-Headed Island
Uganik Island
Ugak Island
Whale Island
Woody Island
"The archaeological record contains several seemingly abrupt changes suggesting population replacements to some, but the current view, followed here, is that there has been long-term cultural continuity." (Ames et al., p. 61)
The Late Holocene contains four cultural periods: the Early Kachemak, the Late Kachemak, the Koniag, and the Alutiiq. Each period will be broken down by time period, also including the significance of each.
Early Kachemak (1850–500 BC) = The period is marked by the shift in mobility patterns: residential foragers to logistical collectors.
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