Archaeology

Displaying 601 - 650 of 1653

Forty-First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1919-1924

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers: Reports of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes Coiled Basketry in British Columbia and Surrounding Region by H. K. Haeberlin, James A Teit, and Helen H. Roberts, under the direction of Franz Boas Two Prehistoric Villages in Middle Tennessee by William Edward Myer
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1926-1927

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes Exploration of the Burton Mound at Santa Barbara, California by John P. Harrington Social and Religious Beliefs and Usages of the Chickasaw Indians by John R. Swanton Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians by Frances Densmore Archeological Investigations-II by Gerard Fowke
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

A Fossilized Bone Artifact from Southern Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roscoe Wilmeth
American Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 1, January 1968, pp. 100-101
Description
Examines a projectile point made from fossilized material dated to 8,000 B.C. found near Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-'83

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Pictographs of the North American Indians by Garrick Mallery Pottery of the Ancient Pueblos by William H. Holmes Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley by William H. Holmes Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art by William H. Holmes A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture-Growth by Frank Hamilton Cushing
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Frazer's Museum: Storehouse Of History

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan
Graham Guest
Description
John Frazer's Museum in Beauval. Page one: pictures of a ceremonial chair, herb grinder and John Frazer with axe heads. Page two: pictures of outboard motors, learning wood carving, museum visitors, two wheel cart.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

From Isotopes to TK Interviews: Towards Interdisciplinary Research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent B. Wolfe
Derek Armitage
Sonia Wesche
Bronwyn E. Brock
Michael A. Sokal
et al.
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 75-87
Description
Discusses how integrating natural and social sciences and traditional knowledge can improve the understanding of how natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

From Time Immemorial: Tsimshian Prehistory

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
F. Richard Garner
Richard Inglis
Libby Kirby
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description

Virtual exhibition of the findings of the North Coast Prehistory Project. Gives archaeological information, and describes digs, artifacts and research.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

A Functional Analysis of Certain Chipped Stone Tools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George C. Frison
American Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 2, April 1968, pp. 149-155
Description
Studies flakes and sharpening tools from a buffalo kill and butchering site in northern Wyoming.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Further Documentation of "Stone Piling" During the Plateau Vision Quest

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren W. Caldwell
Roy L. Carlson
American Anthropologist, vol. 56, no. 3, New Series, June 1954, pp. 441-442
Description
Suggests alternate explanation for the monuments constructed was physical and spiritual preparation for ceremonies related to approaching adulthood.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Site contains links to Indigenous historical and contemporary material drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's artifact and archival collections including thousands of photographs.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Gathering Places: Aboriginal and Fur Trade Histories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 180, Winter, 2013/14, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Gathering Places edited by Carolyn Podruchny and Laura Peers. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The GE Mound: An ARPA Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Ann Munson
Marjorie Melvin Jones
Robert E. Fry
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 1, January 1995, pp. 131-159
Description
Examines the U.S.A. Federal Archeological Resources Protection Act and the GE Mound case, which was the first prosecution and conviction of a group of looters.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Gender, Grave Goods and Status in British Columbia Burials

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meghan Burchell
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 251-271
Description
Evaluation found no significant difference between the frequency of burial, or grave goods, between male and female graves.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Gender, Subsistence, Change, and Resilience in Quinhagak’s Present and Past

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna C. Sloan
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 243-264
Description

Examines archeological evidence and interviews to learn how the Yup'ik adapted to changes in their environmental and social world.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Glimpses of Atlantic Canada's Past

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David L. Keenlyside
Description
Describes tools and changing technologies found at the Debert site and other prehistoric maritime sites.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Grade 5: Teliaqewey, Kaqowey net Teliaqeweyminu? = Ah, the Truth. What Is Our Truth? = Wolamewakon. Keq Nit Kwolamewakonon?

Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description

Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.

Related materials: Interactive Activities; Activity Answer Sheet Lesson A: Worldview in Muin/Bear/Muwin and The Seven Hunters

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Grand Hall: First Peoples of Canada's Northwest Coast; Treasures of the Royal British Columbia Museum and Archives

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Hannah Turner
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 137-139
Description
Book reviews of: The Grand Hall by Leslie Tepper. Treasures of the RoyalBritishh Columbia Museum and Archives compiled by Jack Lohman. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Grave Found in Association with La Loche House

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Don Steer
Description
On information card: Grave found in association with La Loche House with a Hudson's Bay Fort. Principle features are the cross at the head of the grave and a picket wood fence. Methy Portage, SK.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

A "Graver" Site in Wisconsin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Nero
American Antiquity, vol. 22, no. 3, January 1957, pp. 300-304
Description
Reports that 70 gravers (chipped stone implement with a sharp point) in good condition collected at a single site between 1954 and 1955.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Great Basin Petroglyphs and Prehistoric Game Trails

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert F. Heizer
Martin A. Baumhoff
Science, vol. 129, no. 3353, New Series, April 3, 1959, pp. 904-905
Description
Petroglyphs are located along routes of deer migration which suggest a connection to hunting and perhaps hunting-magic.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Great Kartan Mystery

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Mellars
Aboriginal History, vol. 6, no. 2, 1982, pp. 152-154
Description
Book review of: The Great Kartan Mystery by Ronald Lampert. Review located by scrolling to page 152.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.