Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America
Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America

Author: Guy E. Gibbon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-01-26

Total Pages: 1020

ISBN-13: 1136801790

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First published in 1998. Did prehistoric humans walk to North America from Siberia? Who were the inhabitants of the spectacular Anasazi cliff dwellings in the Southwest and why did they disappear? Native Americans used acorns as a major food source, but how did they get rid of the tannic acid which is toxic to humans? How does radiocarbon dating work and how accurate is it? Written for the informed lay person, college-level student, and professional, Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia is an important resource for the study of the earliest North Americans; including facts, theories, descriptions, and speculations on the ancient nomads and hunter-gathers that populated continental North America.

Thule Eskimo Culture
Thule Eskimo Culture

Author: Allen Papin McCartney

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 1772820830

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Proceedings of a symposium devoted to Thule archaeology and related northern studies, held at the tenth annual meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association in Ottawa in 1977. The thirty-one papers range from Thule chronology and culture history, prehistoric-recent continuities, adaptation and climatological relationships, site interpretations, technology and art, human biology, to the history of archaeological development.

Development of Caribou Eskimo Culture
Development of Caribou Eskimo Culture

Author: Brenda L. Clark

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1772820563

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The origin and development of historic Caribou Inuit culture from prehistoric classic Thule is explained using archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence.

Bows and Arrows of the Greenland Thule Culture (1200-1900 AD)
Bows and Arrows of the Greenland Thule Culture (1200-1900 AD)

Author: Sebastian J. Pfeifer

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Limited

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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This book deals with the regional diversity and chronological development of the archery technology of the Thule culture in Greenland. Archaeological and ethnographic material in the collections of the Nat. Mus. of Denmark is analyzed.

A contextual study of the Caribou Eskimo kayak
A contextual study of the Caribou Eskimo kayak

Author: Eugene Yuji Arima

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 177282187X

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After a discussion of the place of material culture studies in modern anthropology, the author shows the continuity of the Caribou Inuit kayak form from the Birnik culture. The reconstruction of general kayak development is given in detail as well as a thorough coverage of construction and use of the kayak.