NSF Org:	OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Initial Amendment Date:	April 26, 2004
Latest Amendment Date:	September 8, 2006
Award Number:	0353092
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Anna Kerttula de Echave OPP  Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	May 1, 2004
End Date:	April 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$130,999.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2004 = $4,392.00 FY 2005 = $57,520.00 FY 2006 = $69,087.00
History of Investigator:	Patricia Anderson (Principal Investigator) pata@u.washington.edu Lyn Gualtieri (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Washington 4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE SEATTLE WA  US  98195-1016 (206)543-4043
Sponsor Congressional District:	07
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Washington 4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE SEATTLE WA  US  98195-1016
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	07
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	HD1WMN6945W6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	ARC Rsch Support & Logistics, ASSP-Arctic Social Science
Primary Program Source:	0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 1079, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	520500, 522100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.078

ABSTRACT

The proposed project is an international partnership of interdisciplinary archaeology, paleobiology and paleoenvironment research in the Central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The proposed goals of the research are to understand coupled natural and human systems during the Holocene by exploring questions of "A) how human cultures and behavior have been shaped by Holocene climatic, biotic and geologic change; and B) how human cultures have used and shaped biotic environments." The PIs propose that in order to understand the broad scope changes occurring in the contemporary Aleutian archipelago, e.g., global warming, decline in sea mammal and fish populations, and resultant economic impacts, it is necessary to have comprehensive research on long-term human-environment interactions that the proposed research on the Holocene can provide. In addition, the PIs are proposing an innovative hands-on science education project with Adak students, "Adak Discovery."

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