The North Coast Prehistory Project Excavations in Prince Rupert Harbour, British Columbia
The North Coast Prehistory Project Excavations in Prince Rupert Harbour, British Columbia

Author: Kenneth M. Ames

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13:

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Between 1968 and 1972, ten archaeological sites were excavated in Prince Rupert Harbour on the northern coast of British Columbia. This volume focuses on the finds from nine sites, over 9,000 of which were found, dating from 3,500 BC to the modern period. Divided into three broad chronological periods, the study describes in detail the finds of bone, antler, teeth and shell, the worked stone and bone, the grave goods, the jewellery made from metal or organic materials, harpoons and whale bone weapons. These are then discussed for what they reveal about life along this fertile and productive yet challenging and often harsh coastline. The discussion highlights regional variations in material culture and subsistence. The study includes a full description of each of the sites and numerous tables.

Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory
Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory

Author: Jerome S. Cybulski

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1772821543

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Thirteen 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.

Handbook of Archaeological Theories
Handbook of Archaeological Theories

Author: R. Alexander Bentley

Publisher: AltaMira Press

Published: 2007-11-09

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 0759113602

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This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An extensive bibliography is included. This volume is the single most important reference for current information on contemporary archaeological theories.

Northwest Coast
Northwest Coast

Author: Madonna L. Moss

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2011-10-03

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1646425146

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From the SAA Press Current Perspectives Series, this concise overview of the archeology of the Northwest Coast of North America challenges stereotypes about complex hunter-gatherers. Madonna Moss argues that these ancient societies were first and foremost fishers and food producers and merit study outside socio-evolutionary frameworks. Moss approaches the archaeological record on its own terms, recognizing that changes through time often reflect sampling and visibility of the record itself. The book synthesizes current research and is accessible to students and professionals alike.

Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory
Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory

Author: Archaeological Survey of Canada

Publisher: Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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The papers in this volume are updated & expanded versions of papers from a 1996 symposium conducted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of inception of archaeological work on the north coast of British Columbia. The first chapter is an overview of the Prince Rupert Harbour Project, which carried out most of the archaeological work. The remaining chapters investigate the late Quaternary palaeoenvironments on the north coast, evidence related to social interactions, the interplay of the Aboriginal oral record and archaeological findings, human biological relationships as determined from cranial morphology, north coast material culture as revealed from excavations at waterlogged sites, zooarchaeological remains as evidence of prehistoric diet, village patterns & society in the Prince Rupert area, the relationship between resource abundance & local group rank, and artefact evidence for protohistoric competition & trade. The final chapter treats the crucial issues of site preservation and increasing First Nations involvement.

Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process
Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process

Author: Kenneth E. Sassaman

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0816535043

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The remains of hunter-gatherer groups are the most commonly discovered archaeological resources in the world, and their study constitutes much of the archaeological research done in North America. In spite of paradigm-shifting discoveries elsewhere in the world that may indicate that hunter-gatherer societies were more complex than simple remnants of a prehistoric past, North American archaeology by and large hasn’t embraced these theories, instead maintaining its general neoevolutionary track. This book will change that. Combining the latest empirical studies of archaeological practice with the latest conceptual tools of anthropological and historical theory, this volume seeks to set a new course for hunter-gatherer archaeology by organizing the chapters around three themes. The first section offers diverse views of the role of human agency, challenging the premise that hunter-gatherer societies were bound by their interactions with the natural world. The second section considers how society and culture are constituted. Chapters in the final section take the long view of the historical process, examining how cultural diversity arises out of interaction and the continuity of ritual practices. A closing commentary by H. Martin Wobst underscores the promise of an archaeology of foragers that does not associate foraging with any particular ideology or social structure but instead invites inquiry into counterintuitive alternatives. Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process seeks to blur the divisions between prehistory and history, between primitive and modern, and between hunter-gatherers and people in other societies. Because it offers alternatives to the dominant discourse and contributes to the agenda of hunter-gatherer research, this book will be of interest to anyone involved in the study of foraging peoples.

The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology
The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology

Author: Timothy R. Pauketat

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2012-02-23

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 0195380118

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The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology reviews the continent's first and last foragers, farmers, and great pre-Columbian civic and ceremonial centers, from Chaco Canyon to Moundville and beyond.

Violence and Warfare among Hunter-Gatherers
Violence and Warfare among Hunter-Gatherers

Author: Mark W Allen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 131541595X

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How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high degrees of mobility, small populations, and relatively egalitarian social structures. Their controversial conclusions will elicit interest among anthropologists, archaeologists, and those in conflict studies.

Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation and Resilience
Hunter-Gatherer Adaptation and Resilience

Author: Daniel H. Temple

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1107187354

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Explores the variety of ways in which hunter-gatherer societies have responded to external stressors while maintaining their core identity.

The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Human Conflict
The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Human Conflict

Author: Christopher Knüsel

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-17

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1134677979

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If human burials were our only window onto the past, what story would they tell? Skeletal injuries constitute the most direct and unambiguous evidence for violence in the past. Whereas weapons or defenses may simply be statements of prestige or status and written sources are characteristically biased and incomplete, human remains offer clear and unequivocal evidence of physical aggression reaching as far back as we have burials to examine. Warfare is often described as ‘senseless’ and as having no place in society. Consequently, its place in social relations and societal change remains obscure. The studies in The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Human Conflict present an overview of the nature and development of human conflict from prehistory to recent times as evidenced by the remains of past people themselves in order to explore the social contexts in which such injuries were inflicted. A broadly chronological approach is taken from prehistory through to recent conflicts, however this book is not simply a catalogue of injuries illustrating weapon development or a narrative detailing ‘progress’ in warfare but rather provides a framework in which to explore both continuity and change based on a range of important themes which hold continuing relevance throughout human development.