Archaeology

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Cairns of British Columbia and Washington

Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 4. Anthropology ; v. 3
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. [2], pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Harlan I. Smith
Gerard Fowke
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 4 (p. [55]-75, 5 plates).
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"Calf Mountain" Mound in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry Montgomery
American Anthropologist, vol. 12, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1910, pp. 49-57
Description
Report on 1909 excavation of a burial mound in Manitou county.
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California Indian Participation in Repatriation: Working Toward Recognition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Drake Wilson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 191-209
Description
Discusses negotiations between the United States Federal Government and Native Americans, with a focus on the repatriation process set in motion by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, vol. 1: North America (Parts 1 and 2)

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 79, no. 3, September 1998, pp. 609-611
Description
Book review of: The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, vol. 1: North America (Parts 1 and 2) edited by. Bruce G. Trigger and Wilcomb E. Washburn. Entire book review section of one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 607.
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Can a Myth Be Astronomically Dated?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henige
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
Description
Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
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Canada. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. Park Canada

Alternate Title
Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site
Fort Battleford: A Structural History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
A Parks Canada file containing a pamphlet and two history reports. The pamphlet (scanned), entitled "Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site" tells the story of the Cypress Hills Massacre and includes a map of the site. Manuscript Report Number 252 Fort Battleford: A Structural History Volume II: Photographs, Diagrams, Maps by Walter Hidebrandt and Manuscript Report Number 164 Lanark Place, Abernethy, Saskatchewan Structural History by William Naftel, Personnel and Garrisons at Coteau-du-Lac by Karen Price, and The Human Osteology of the Fort Coteau-du-Lac Site by J.
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Canada Y1K: The First Millennium

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert McGhee
The Beaver, vol. 79, no. 6, December/January 1999/2000, pp. 9-[?]
Description
Describes the way of life in northern North America in the year 1000.
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A Canadian Shield Pictograph Classification Design

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Dee Maurer
James Patrick Whelan
American Antiquity, vol. 42, no. 2, April 1977, pp. 196-202
Description
Discusses cataloguing and development of computer oriented categories for rock paintings.
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The Canton Asylum for Insane Indians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle C. Saxman
Cultural Resources Management, vol. 22, no. 9, 1999, pp. 40-2
Description

A brief history of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians in Canton, South Dakota.  

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A Carved Stone from D'Arcy, Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimar Alfred Vigfusson
American Antiquity, vol. 5, no. 4, April 1940, pp. 334-335
Description
Distinctively carved stone with three faces found by Bad Lake, Saskatchewan suggests possibility of prehistoric occupation or early migration from the south.
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Castoreum and Steel Traps in Eastern North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin F. Wells
American Anthropologist, vol. 74, no. 3, New Series, June 1972, pp. 479-483
Description
Argues that contrary to what is generally accepted, the practise of trapping beaver using this method was in use long before the 1790s, but came into use in the Northeast Indians at that time as First Nations tried to compensate for the lower price of pelts by increasing the number they traded.
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Central New Mexico Paleo-Indian Cultures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Agogino
Frank C. Hibben
American Antiquity, vol. 23, no. 4, April 1958, pp. 422-425
Description
Evidence of Paleoindian cultures in sandia, clovis fluted and folsom points in the Rio Grande valley and other areas in New Mexico as well as hearths, milling stones manos etc.
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Chemical Analysis of Archaeological Copper and Brass from Northeastern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. G. V. Hancock
W. A. Fox
T. Conway
L. A. Pavlish
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, vol. 168, no. 2, February 1993, pp. 307-315
Description
Metal samples studied to distinguish between those with European and North American origins so cultural impact of earliest aboriginal -European contact could be assessed.
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Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew Martindale
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 144-146
Description
Book review of Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia edited by Robert T. Boyd, Kenneth M. Ames, and Tony A. Johnson. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 144.
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Chronology of Sites at Killarney, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. F. Greenman
American Antiquity, vol. 31, no. 4, April 1966, pp. 540-551
Description
Two Archaeology sites on Lake Huron that date to around 7000 B.C. and A.D. 1. Description and illustrations of the artifacts.
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Chronology of the Farmington Complex

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric W. Ritter
Brian W. Hatoff
Louis A. Payen
American Antiquity, vol. 41, no. 3, July 1976, pp. 334-341
Description
Radiocarbon dating and geomorphic investigation used in an attempt to date this central California complex.
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The Clearwater Lake Punctate Pottery of P.G. Downes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret G. Hanna
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 1, 2004, pp. 117-143
Description
Discusses Clearwater Lake Punctate Type pottery and the first report of this pottery in American Antiquity by Prentice G. Downes in July 1938.
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Clocking the First Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David J. Meltzer
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 24, October 1995, pp. 21-45
Description
Issues raised in the debate over the possibility of Pre-Clovis peoples as the first North Americans.
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Clovis Counterrevolution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eliot Marshall
Science, vol. 249, no. 4970, New Series, August 17, 1990, pp. 738-741
Description
Controversy among anthropologists and archaeologists regarding the date the Americas were first populated.
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Coast Salish Interaction: A View from the Inlets

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Teresa Trost
Jesse Morin
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 190-223
Description
Comparison of faunal and plant remains and lithics recovered from Late Phase deposits at Say-Umiton to data collected from the previously excavated sites of Tum-tu-may-whueton (Belcarra Park) and Whey-Ah-Wichen (Cates Park).
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