Thule Village at Brooman Point, High Arctic Canada
Title | Thule Village at Brooman Point, High Arctic Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McGhee |
Publisher | University of Ottawa Press |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1984-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1772821195 |
Ten of the twenty Thule winter houses at the Brooman Point site, located on the southern tip of a peninsula extending from the eastern coast of Bathurst Island, were excavated in 1979 and 1980, and the description and interpretation of these remains forms the basis of this report.
The Thule Village at Brooman Point, High Arctic Canada
Title | The Thule Village at Brooman Point, High Arctic Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Robert McGhee |
Publisher | National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Brooman Point Site (N.W.T.). |
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The Brooman Point site lies at the southern tip of a peninsula extending from the eastern coast of Bathurst Island, in the central High Arctic. As well as components relating to Pre-Dorset, Early Dorset, and Late Dorset occupations, the site includes the remains of 20 Thule winter houses and associated features. Ten of the houses were excavated in 1979 and 1980. This report describes and interprets these remains, including hunting and fishing equipment, transportation equipment, men's and women's tools, and miscellaneous objects. The report also situates the remains in the context of Thule prehistory.
First Peoples In Canada
Title | First Peoples In Canada PDF eBook |
Author | Alan D. McMillan |
Publisher | D & M Publishers |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2009-12-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1926706846 |
First Peoples in Canada provides an overview of all the Aboriginal groups in Canada. Incorporating the latest research in anthropology, archaeology, ethnography and history, this new edition describes traditional ways of life, traces cultural changes that resulted from contacts with the Europeans, and examines the controversial issues of land claims and self-government that now affect Aboriginal societies. Most importantly, this generously illustrated edition incorporates a Nativist perspective in the analysis of Aboriginal cultures.
The Oxford Handbook of the Prehistoric Arctic
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Prehistoric Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | T. Max Friesen |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1001 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199766959 |
Despite its extreme climate, the North American Arctic holds a complex archaeological record of global significance. In this volume, leading researchers provide comprehensive coverage of the region's cultural history, addressing issues as diverse as climate change impacts on human societies, European colonial expansion, and hunter-gatherer adaptations and social organization.
Bringing Back the Past
Title | Bringing Back the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Jane Smith |
Publisher | University of Ottawa Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1772821527 |
Over the past century and a half, Canadian archaeology rehabilitated large portions of a history once thought to be lost beyond recovery. This book is among the first to document and analyze the growth of archaeology in Canada.
From Middle Ages to Colonial Times
Title | From Middle Ages to Colonial Times PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Christian Gullov |
Publisher | Museum Tusculanum Press |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9788763512398 |
Arctic Archaeology
Title | Arctic Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Rowley-Conwy |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 182 |
Release | 2012-11-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 113511871X |
Examining human occupation of the arctic and subarctic zones, irrespective of place and time, this book explores a wide variety of fascinating areas and inhabitants along several points in history. Beautifully illustrated, Arctic Archaeology is essential reading for all those curious about how organisms survived in this life threatening environment.