The Prehistory of the Upper Churchill River Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada
The Prehistory of the Upper Churchill River Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Author: James Francis Verchere Millar

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Archaeological survey work in the upper Churchill River basin indicates that the story of human occupation in this region was unlike that of the Canadian Shield. That impression has been substantiated by the excavation of two stratified campsites (the Chartier sites) and with access to two valuable surface collections with site provenience. The two campsites covered the period from AD 700 to the Historic Period. Using the 246 projectile points collected and a sample of the ceramics, the rudimentary local sequence based on stratigraphy was expanded to a tentative chronology spanning most of the Holocene. These data provide a strong indication of the vitality of the cultural dynamics in this part of the boreal forest over a considerable period. They show that there was a late prehistoric plains occupation, followed by the westerly movement of the Cree from the middle Churchill River region very late in prehistoric times.

Human Ecology of the Canadian Prairie Ecozone
Human Ecology of the Canadian Prairie Ecozone

Author: B. A. Nicholson

Publisher: University of Regina Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0889772541

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The Canadian Prairie Ecozone (CPE) is spatially defined by the foothills of Alberta on the west and the boreal forest/parkland interface on the north and the east. As members of the multidisciplinary SCAPE (Study of Cultural Adaptations in the Canadian Prairie Ecozone) Project, the authors have synthesized a comprehensive account of the successive cultural lifeways and social practices of precontact groups that have succeeded one another over time and space in this region over the past 11,000 years.

Rivers of North America
Rivers of North America

Author: Michael D. Delong

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2023-04-20

Total Pages: 1109

ISBN-13: 0128188480

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Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology. - Provides a single source of information on North America's major rivers - Features authoritative information on more than 200 rivers from regional specialists - Includes full-color photographs and topographical maps to illustrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system - Offers one-page summaries help readers quickly find key statistics and make comparisons among rivers

Circumpolar Lives and Livelihood
Circumpolar Lives and Livelihood

Author: Robert Jarvenpa

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0803226063

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Circumpolar Lives and Livelihood is a cross-cultural ethnoarchaeological study of the gendered nature of subsistence in northern hunter-gatherer-fisher societies. Based on field studies of four circumpolar societies, it documents the complexities of women?s and men?s involvement in food procurement, processing, and storage, and the relationship of such behaviors to the built landscape. Avoiding simplistic stereotypes of male and female roles, the framework of ?gendered landscapes? reveals the variability and flexibility of women?s and men?s actual lives in a manner useful for archaeological interpretations of hunter-foragers. Innovative in scope and design, this is the first study to employ a controlled, four-way, cross-cultural comparison of gender and subsistence. Members of an international team of anthropologists experienced in northern scholarship apply the same task-differentiation methodology in studies of Chipewyan hunter-fishers of Canada, Khanty hunter-fisher-herders of Western Siberia, S¾mi intensive reindeer herders of northwestern Finland, and I_upiaq maritime hunters of the Bering Strait of Alaska. This database on gender and subsistence is used to reassess one of the bedrock concepts in anthropology and social science: the sexual division of labor.

From the Ground Up
From the Ground Up

Author: Nancy L. Wicker

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 176

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A series of papers from the Proceedings of the Fifth Gender and Archaeology Conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, October 1998. These explore recent research in gender: gender theory, gender in archaeology and anthropology, and methodological issues.

Subarctic Athapaskan Bibliography
Subarctic Athapaskan Bibliography

Author: June Helm

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13:

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Over 3900 entries (through June 1984) on the ethnology, linguistics, prehistory, and human biology of the Athapaskan speaking (Dene) Indians of Canada and Alaska and the Metis of the Canadian subarctic. Incorporates and replaces the 1973 edition.