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Author: Knut R. Fladmark
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1975-01-01
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1772820415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe evolution of the Northwest Coast cultural pattern from two different archaeological traditions, one in the north and one to the south, is discussed in terms of environmental and subsistence factors.
Author: R. G. Matson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-16
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1315417391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume provides a descriptive overview of the cultural complexity on the northwest coast that stretches from northern California to Alaska. Topics covered range from the earliest settlements to the subsequent cultural diversities in Native American populations. Maps, charts, and illustrations further enhance the book's interest and appeal.
Author: Jerome S. Cybulski
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1772821543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirteen scientists provide insight into the archaeology of the north coast of British Columbia in celebration of fieldwork begun by George F. MacDonald for the National Museum of Canada in 1966. This book investigates paleoenvironmental influences on human settlement, theoretical concepts involved in northern Northwest Coast research, and the interplay of aboriginal oral traditions and archaeological findings.
Author: John W Ives
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-05-20
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0429713142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the conceptual basis for the events and processes in the prehistory of the Athapaskans, one of the most wide-spread peoples in western North America. The author bases his research on the premise that social structure is not passively dependent on the technological and economic bases of society, and argues that, ultimately, kinshi
Author: Dale D. Goble
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2012-03-15
Total Pages: 569
ISBN-13: 0295801379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt can be said that all of human history is environmental history, for all human action happens in an environment—in a place. This collection of essays explores the environmental history of the Pacific Northwest of North America, addressing questions of how humans have adapted to the northwestern landscape and modified it over time, and how the changing landscape in turn affected human society, economy, laws, and values. Northwest Lands and Peoples includes essays by historians, anthropologists, ecologists, a botanist, geographers, biologists, law professors, and a journalist. It addresses a wide variety of topics indicative of current scholarship in the rapidly growing field of environmental history.
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 752
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 158
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Vallière Wright
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 589
ISBN-13: 1772821446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovering 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.
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 110
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Roy L. Carlson
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 0774842628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book represents the archeological evidence for the first 5,500 years of prehistory in British Columbia, from about 10,500 to 5,000 years ago. As this period is poorly known, even to specialists, Early Human Occupation in British Columbia is a vital contribution to current knowledge about an enigmatic time in a critically important area of western North America.
