Prehistoric Occupations of Black Lake, Northern Saskatchewan

Prehistoric Occupations of Black Lake, Northern Saskatchewan

Author: Sheila Joan Minni

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1976-01-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1772820504

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Black Lake was occupied on a discontinuous basis from approximately 6000 B.C. to the historic period by cultures originating from a number of different physiographic zones. An economical model outlines the historic and late prehistoric dependance of the Chipewyan on the barren ground caribou herds.


Archaeological Research at Calling Lake, Northern Alberta

Archaeological Research at Calling Lake, Northern Alberta

Author: Ruth Gruhn

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1772820938

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An archaeological survey of Calling Lake, situated in the mixed wood forest zone approximately 225 km north of Edmonton, found an abundance of prehistoric material at sites on the east and southeast shore. Four prehistoric campsites were excavated in three field seasons from l966 to 1968. Comparison of projectile point styles with types dated elsewhere suggest that occupation of two of the sites began in the interval 3000 to 1000 B.C. with major occupation of the other two sites starting somewhat later. Cultural affiliations appear to be with the Taltheilei tradition and earlier, with the Plains area.


Estuary Bison Pound Site in Southwestern Saskatchewan

Estuary Bison Pound Site in Southwestern Saskatchewan

Author: Gary F. Adams

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1772820660

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Excavations in 1971 and 1972 reveal two major occupation levels at the Estuary Bison Pound site, located near the head of a large coulee on the south bank of the South Saskatchewan River, just below its confluence with the Red Deer River. They present strong evidence to suggest that the Old Women’s phase developed from the Avonlea phase.


Hahanudan Lake

Hahanudan Lake

Author: Donald Woodforde Clark

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1772820695

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Archaeological investigation of two small house-pit sites located at Hahanudan Lake near the village of Huslia in the Koyukuk River drainage of western interior Alaska has produced lithic assemblages with Norton and Ipiutak culture characteristics. Radiocarbon dating indicates that cross ties are with the latter. This work expands the previously inland range of Ipiutak culture which is known primarily from coastal sites in northwestern Alaska.


Ocean Bay — Prehistory and Contact History at Afognak Bay

Ocean Bay — Prehistory and Contact History at Afognak Bay

Author: Donald Woodforde Clark

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1772820814

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Excavations at three Ocean Bay culture sites at Ocean Bay and on Afognak Island bordering the Gulf of Alaska extend time depth to circa 4000 B.C. and gave a new technological dimension to a sub-area of the North Pacific where the previously known sequence had for 3,000 years emphasised ground slate technology.


Thule Eskimo Prehistory along Northwestern Hudson Bay

Thule Eskimo Prehistory along Northwestern Hudson Bay

Author: Allen Papin McCartney

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1772820687

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Ten Thule house ruins were excavated during 1968 and 1969 at Silumiut, Kamarvik, and Igluligardjuk, major winter settlements along Roes Welcome Sound and northwestern Hudson Bay. Radiocarbon dating places the occupation of these sites at the end of the twelveth century A.D. This work expands Mathiassen’s original investigation of Thule culture southward from Repulse Bay.


Of Men and Herds in Canadian Plains Prehistory

Of Men and Herds in Canadian Plains Prehistory

Author: Bryan H. C. Gordon

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1772820792

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This is a preliminary study of temporal and spatial relationships between Canadian Plains peoples, climates and bison populations over the past 10,000 years. Discreteness of two bison populations, hunting and band movements and communication are discussed together with the probable role of grassland faciation as a control on bison migration.


Anahim Lake Archaeology and the Early Historic Chilcotin Indians — Vertebrate Faunal Remains from the Potlatch Site (FcSi-2) in South Central British Columbia

Anahim Lake Archaeology and the Early Historic Chilcotin Indians — Vertebrate Faunal Remains from the Potlatch Site (FcSi-2) in South Central British Columbia

Author: Roscoe Hall Wilmeth

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1772820776

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Excavation of a number of pit house sites at Anahim Lake in the central plateau of British Columbia has resulted in the definition of five components, the last two attributed to the Chilcotin. There are significant resemblances between these two components and Athabaskan complexes recorded elsewhere in North America. In this second part of this publication, analysis of the vertebrate remains from Potlatch site reveal much about the subsistence of the Chilcotin. Significant changes occurred in the percentage of vertebrate remains through time. Evidence of butchering and artifactual modification are discussed. Range changes of several species are of zoological interest.


Taphonomy and Archaeology in the Upper Pleistocene of the Northern Yukon Territory

Taphonomy and Archaeology in the Upper Pleistocene of the Northern Yukon Territory

Author: Richard E. Morlan

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 177282089X

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The concept of taphonomy has been borrowed from paleontology and applied to the analysis of vertebrate fossils from the Old Crow region of the northern Yukon Territory. By means of this approach, archaeologically significant specimens have been isolated from the larger suite of materials which can be explained entirely in terms of natural processes. The analysis indicates that human occupation began in eastern Beringia more than 50,000 years ago and probably was continuous from that time onward, but primary archaeological deposits will be needed to clarify the historical and paleo-environmental significance of these finds.