Archaeology
Early Historic Populations in Northwestern Ontario: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Interpretations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles A. Bishop
M. Estellie Smith
American Antiquity, vol. 40, no. 1, January 1975, pp. 54-63
Description
Debate over precontact ethnic boundaries between the Algonkian-speakers and Nakota/Assiniboine has implications for studies of cultural ecology and social organization.
Early Man at Holly Oak, Delaware
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Kraft
Ronald A. Thomas
Science, vol. 192, no. 4241, New Series, May 21, 1976, pp. 756-761
Description
Applications of new concepts in sedimentology-stratigraphy and palynology help to date a pendant made from a fossil whelk shell.
The Early Man Site at Warm Mineral Springs, Florida
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl J. Clausen
H. K. Brooks
Al B. Wesolowsky
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 2, no. 3, 1975, pp. 191-213
Description
Excavation reveals 10,000 year-old remains, 13 metres underground, indicative of arid climate during that period.
Early Thule Winter Houses: An Archaeoentomological Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Dussault
Allison Bain
Genevieve LeMoine
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 51, no. 1, 2014, pp. 101-117
Description
Studied the occurrence of human, dog, and bird lice. Through analysis of distribution of remains and Inughuit myths and legends, concludes that patterns are a result of delousing practices. Discusses the potential for studying Inuit hygiene.
Early Woodland Ritual Use of Caves in Eastern North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George M. Crothers
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 524-541
Description
Author suggests that based on evidence, ritual cave use was associated with new social institutions being created and the beginnings of horticultural economics.
Economies of Driftwood: Fuel Harvesting Strategies in the Kodiak Archipelago
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennie Deo Shaw
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 63-88
Description
Describes how varying types of wood were used to enhance the lifestyle of the residents.
Editor's Notes: On mtDNA and Archaeological Ethics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George P. Nicholas
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. iii-vi
Description
Discusses ethical aspects of bio-archaeological research such as access to samples, ownership of data and interpretation of results.
Effigy Pipes, Diplomacy, and Myth: Exploring Interaction Between St. Lawrence Iroquoians and Eastern Iroquois in New York State
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Wonderley
American Antiquity, vol. 70, no. 2, April 2005, pp. 211-240
Description
Describes how 500 year old smoking pipes left archaeological evidence that links the St. Lawrence Iroquoians of Jefferson County with the Mohawks, Oneidas, and Onondagas of Upstate New York.
The Empty Quarter?: Identifying the Mesolithic of Interior Finnmark, North Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan C. Hood
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 1, 2012, pp. 105-135
Description
Discusses recent research which indicates that the area was occupied by 7300 cal. B.C. and that there was considerable activity between 5500-5000 cal. B.C.
Epilogue: A New and Different Archaeology?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry J. Zimmerman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 297-307
Description
Article speaks to many of the pieces included in Issue 20:2 of American Indian Quarterly, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, and describes some of the process and changes happening in Indigenous and Archaeological communities.
Epistemic Colonialism: Is it Possible to Decolonize Archaeology?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsim D Schneider
Katherine Hayes
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2020, pp. [127]-148
Description
A discussion about what needs to be done to achieve decolonization of archaeology in regards to Indigenous culture.