Archaeology

Six thousand year old archaeological site near Saskatoon, opens to the public.

Description of water worn artifacts found in or on the gravel of various Pleistocene beaches.

Book review of: We Won the Victory by Ian Crawford. Review located by scrolling to page 265.

Description and discussion of compound dating and 2000-year old artifacts.

Discusses the recent realization of cultural loss among the Inuit and the efforts of three men to record their disappearing culture.

Book review of: Well Beaten Paths by Helen Brayshaw. Review located by scrolling to page 142.

Examines evidence, from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, on how the involvement in the fur trade altered the social and economic lives of the Western James Bay Cree.

Looks at identification of whales bones found at Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah archaeological sites and historical whaling practices.

Presents the text of a speech delivered to the Canadian Archaeological Association in St. John's Newfoundland. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 8.

Critical and historical look at the broad term "archaic".

Examines First Nations peoples unique methods to preserve an Indigenous heritage site.

Authors use discourse analysis to engage with the online response to an essay they had coauthored previously; and provide criticism of social narratives that have erased the history of Indigenous peoples prior to the founding of Australia.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1996.

Oral traditions in myth and ceremony examined for evidence of geological events in the Pacific northwest during the Holocene era.

Book review of When Worlds Collide by T. Max Friesen.

Using the Pot Creek Pueblo, New Mexico digging site for a critical look at errors in obsidian hydration dates and limitations of this dating technique.

[Archaeology and Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1972.

Book review of: Where the Earth and Sky Are Sewn Together by Deni J. Seymour. Review located by scrolling to page 266.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2006.

Book review of Where the Wind Blows Us by Natasha Lyons.

Book review of: Where the Wind Blows Us by Natasha Lyons.

Book review of: Who Lived in This House? by A. McFadyen Clark.

Book review of: Who Lived In This House? by A. McFadyen Clark.

Traces the history of archaeological digs and subsequent Western theories about the identity of the peoples who inhabited the Lower Fraser River area of BC.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2007.

Book review of: Living Histories: Native Americans and Southwestern Archaeology by Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh.

Critical look at the early migration evidence.

Looks at an alternate means of conducting archaeology. Chapter 4.2 from Indigenous Heritage and Tourism: Theories and Practices on Utilizing the Ainu Heritage edited by Mayumi Okada, Hirofumi Kato.

Discusses archaeological evidence for long-distance relationships which were established for the purposes of trade of both basic materials and non-essentials such as handicrafts and ritual items.

Book review of: Window on the Past: Archaeological Assessment on the Peace Point Site, Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta by Marc G. Stevenson.

Discusses archaeological research which indicates that the birds Beothuks hunted for food, also played a role in their mortuary customs.

Studies eight prehistoric sites that offer significant insights into the use of high-elevation environments by Native Americans.

Article demonstrates the potential for understanding wood use through experimental archaeology.

Articles found in the Aleutian burial site include kayak parts, paddles, bentwood and carved trays, bowls, baskets, netting tools and ceremonial objects. Distribution suggests that three excavated areas were used to bury members of different family groups.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2005.

Fine Arts Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1998.

Workmen remove overburden at the site of the Francois-Finlay Post near Nipawin in 1964.

Historical note:

The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.

Discusses the distinctive cherts and chalcedonies from Keatley Creek that allows archaeologists to trace socio-economic activities.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California at Berkeley, 1994.

Book review of: Woven Histories Dancing Lives edited by Richard Davis. Review located by scrolling to page 164.

Three reports on archaeological activity in the Buchanan Lake area of Texas, site of a proposed dam. Included are illustrations, maps and charts.

Looks at Alexander Henry's account of a year spent living as an Indian with the Wawatam family.

Defends evidence from the Meadowcroft Rockshelter site regarding pre-Clovis occupations.

Comments on the relationship between the site of the National Museum of the American Indian and cultural products on display, arguing that the Museum itself is an object of display.

Book review of: Yupik Transitions by Igor Krupnik and Michael Chlenov.