Gowen Sites: Cultural Responses to Climatic Warming on the Northern Plains (7500-5000 B.C.)

Gowen Sites: Cultural Responses to Climatic Warming on the Northern Plains (7500-5000 B.C.)

Author: Ernest Gordon Walker

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1992-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1772821373

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An analysis and description of archaeological materials from two Early Middle Period sites, Gowen 1 and Gowen 2, located in south central Saskatchewan. Descriptions of the physical and biotic environments, both past and present, are provided, as are detailed descriptions of various artifact assemblages and cultural features. Comparisons with 113 other archaeological sites situated throughout the Plains area are made and a discriminant function analysis of a series of Early Middle Prehistoric Period projectile points is carried out.


Light from Ancient Campfires

Light from Ancient Campfires

Author: Trevor Richard Peck

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1897425961

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"the first book in twenty years to gather together a comprehensive prehistoric record --


History of the Native People of Canada

History of the Native People of Canada

Author: James Vallière Wright

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 589

ISBN-13: 1772821446

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Covering the history of First Peoples in Canada from 10,000 to 1000 BC, this volume explores a period which includes the original settlement of the Americas, cultural diversification, technological advances, expanding trade networks, and the development of complex belief systems. A useful reference work for scholars and laypersons alike.


Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites

Understanding Stone Tools and Archaeological Sites

Author: Brian Patrick Kooyman

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780826323330

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Covers manufacturing techniques, lithic types and materials, reduction strategies and techniques, worldwide lithic technology, production variables, meaning of form, and usewear and residue analysis.


Sjovold Site

Sjovold Site

Author: Ian G. Dyck

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 1772821438

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This book describes and interprets the findings from archaeological excavations at the Sjovold Site, situated on the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River in the far northern Plains. It explores many features of life in ancient times, inferring, along with the cultural and historical framework, societal dimensions such as group size and gender, trade and travel as well as a wide range of daily activities.