Inuit -- Alaska -- Antiquities, Indigenous peoples -- Alaska -- Antiquities, Alaska -- Antiquities, Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska), Antiquities, Inuit -- Antiquities, Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities, Alaska, Pipelines, Petroleum pipelines, Archaeology, Inuit 

"This paper analyzes some of the data obtained during the archaeological survey of the proposed trans-Alaska pipeline route. Over 200 archaeological sites were found during the survey.

Four observations are made on the scientific value of the archaeological survey: (1) many of the discoveries were made in regions where archeologists had not worked before, thus providing a new geographical dimension to the understanding of Alaskan prehistory; (2) artifact assemblages from some of the sites represent prehistoric or historic cultural phases which have not previously been reported; (3) many of the finds shed new light on the long-standing archeological problems concerning the origin and distribution of Alaskan Eskimos and Indians; and (4) some of the sites permit new assessments of the characteristics of Alaskan societies during the transition between old and modern cultures."--page 4. 

24 pages : illustrations.