Prehistoric Settlement and Land Use and the Development of Complex Social Systems in the North Pacific: A Case Study from Kodiak Island, Alaska

本文考察了阿拉斯加科迪亚克岛人口密度变化的背景下，人类对史前定居和土地利用模式所反映的环境风险的反应。场地的特点和位置将根据彼此之间的关系和预计的资源进行审查。结合保存完好且高度可见的考古遗址、正在进行的地貌和古环境重建以及遥感和地理信息系统的使用，本研究有望有助于对北方文化变迁和复杂的狩猎采集社会系统的出现的人类学理解。

The dissertation examines human responses to environmental risks reflected by prehistoric settlement and land-use patterns within the context of changing population densities on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Site features and locations will be examined in relation to each other and to projected resources. With the combined advantages of well preserved and highly visible archaeological sites, ongoing geomorphological and paleoenvironmental reconstruction and the use of Remote Sensing and GIS, this research promises to contribute to the anthropological understanding of culture change and the emergence of complex hunter-gatherer social systems in the north.