Artifacts & Tools
Linking Bones and Stones: Regional Variation in Late Paleoindian Cody Complex Land Use and Foraging Strategies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward J. Knell
Matthew E. Hill
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 40-70
Description
Investigates how Paleoindian land use and foraging strategies varied in relation to locally available resources.
Lithic Organic Residue Analysis: An Example from the Southwestern Archaic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin D. Sobolik
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 461-469
Description
Organic residue from the surfaces of lithic tools excavated at Hinds Cave indicates multipurpose functions. Site yielded a wide range of organic material.
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Samagalski
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 355-356
Description
Review of the art exhibition: Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams curated by Robert McGhee and Patricia Sutherland and held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec, November 1996 to September 1997 provides some insights into the Tuniit people.
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Patricia D. Sutherland
Robert McGhee
Description
Exhibition mounted at the Canadian Museum of Civilization from October 17, 1996-May 19, 1997 focuses on excavated Dorset artworks, amulets and objects carved mainly from antler and ivory.
Lovelock Cave
Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.25, no.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Llewellyn L. Loud
M. R. Harrington
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in America Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 25, (ppviii -183).
Mass Production and Procurement at Valle del Azufre: A Unique Archaeological Obsidian Source in Baja California Sur
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Steven Shackley
Justin R. Hyland
Maria de la Luz Gutiérrez M.
American Antiquity, vol. 61, no. 4, October 1996, pp. 718-731
Description
Explores how extensively obsidian tools were traded and how long they were used.
The Material Culture of the Crow Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.21, pt.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Harry Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 21 (p.201-270).
Material Culture of the Davis Inlet and Barren Ground Naskapi: The William Duncan Strong Collection
Alternate Title
Maternal Culture of the Davis Inlet and barren Ground Naskapi: The William Duncan Strong Collection
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Edward S. Rogers
Arctic, vol. 38, no. 3, September 1985, p. 252
Description
Book review of: Material Culture of the Davis Inlet and Barren Ground Naskapi by James W. Vanstone.
Max Ireland Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
Menard Site: The Quapaw Village of Osotouy on the Arkansas River
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.48, pt.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
James A. Ford
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.48 (p.133-191 , 29 plates).
Migration in Prehistory: Princess Point and the Northern Iroquoian Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary W. Crawford
David G. Smith
American Antiquity, vol. 61, no. 4, October 1996, pp. 782-790
Description
Discusses challenges of the situ theory about the origins of the Northern Iroquois and asserts that new data does not support the challenging view.
The Morris Bay Kayak: Analysis and Implications for Inughuit Subsistence in the Pikialarsorsuaq Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Walls
Pauline Knudsen
Frederik Larssen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 1-21
Description
Discusses results from project to re-analyze the kayak found in 1921 at Morris Bay in Washington Land in order to understand the history of the Inughuit and their cultural transition.
Mound Excavations Near Stockton
Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Philip Mills Jones
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp111-122).
Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
Multidimensional Scaling of Northwest Coast Faunal Assemblages: A Case Study from Southern Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trevor J. Orchard
Terence Clark
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 88-112
Description
Describes how multidimensional scaling technique was applied to faunal bones from sites in the Kunghit region.
Nadlok and Its Unusual Antler Dwellings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan C. Gordon
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 160-161
Description
Looks at stone and antler winter dwellings as well as artifacts found that were used by the Copper Inuit located 100 miles south of Bathurst Inlet in the Northwest Territories.
Nadlok and the Origin of the Copper Inuit
Alternate Title
Mercury Series
Paper (Archaeological Survey of Canada) ; no. 154
People of Sunlight: People of Starlight: Barrenland Archaeology in the Northwest Territories of Canada
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bryan Gordon
Description
Includes climatology, artifacts, discussion of Nodlok, climate, artifacts, and glossary of archaeological terminology. Based on People of Sunlight: People of Starlight: Barrenland Archaeology in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
NAGPRA After Two Decades
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen E. Nash
Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
Museum Anthropology, vol. 33, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 99-104
Description
Celebrates twenty years since the passing of the single most important piece of legislation affected museums in the United States.
New Evidence Concerning Polar Eskimo Isolation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. Vanstone
American Anthropologist, vol. 74, no. 5, New Series, October 1972, pp. 1062-1065
Description
Evidence from collection of material culture suggests more extensive contact between Inuit of northeastern Canada and southwest Greenland than previously thought