Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta

Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta
Title Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta PDF eBook
Author James M. Calder
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Pages 334
Release 1977-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1772820601

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The Majorville is a large cairn located in the centre of a medicine wheel, situated south of Bassano, Alberta, on the banks of the Bow River. Stratigraphic excavation indicates initial construction in Oxbow times, with additional accretions ending in the Historic Period. Cultural continuity in ritual practice in the Plains over a period of 5,000 years is thus established.

The Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta

The Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta
Title The Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta PDF eBook
Author James M. Calder
Publisher
Pages 348
Release 1977
Genre Alberta
ISBN

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Masters thesis, University of Calgary, Department of Archaeology, 1975. Documentation and analysis of data obtained from the 1971 excavation of Majorville.

Canada's Stonehenge

Canada's Stonehenge
Title Canada's Stonehenge PDF eBook
Author Gordon R. Freeman
Publisher Kingsley Pub
Pages 293
Release 2009
Genre History
ISBN 9780978452612

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Passion and science blend in this remarkable, readable book, as Freeman takes us along on his patient and exciting discovery of a 5000-year-old Temple in the plains of Alberta.--Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize winner.

Late Prehistory of Point Pelee, Ontario and Environs

Late Prehistory of Point Pelee, Ontario and Environs
Title Late Prehistory of Point Pelee, Ontario and Environs PDF eBook
Author David L. Keenlyside
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Pages 404
Release 1978-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 177282075X

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Research at Point Pelee in extreme southern Ontario revealed a unique sequence of prehistoric occupation at three major multi-component sites. This sequence has been divided into four periods commencing in the 6th century A.D. and terminating about the fifteenth century A.D.

Skeena River Prehistory

Skeena River Prehistory
Title Skeena River Prehistory PDF eBook
Author Richard Inglis
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Pages 268
Release 1979-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1772820822

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This volume presents the results of archaeological work along the Skeena River between 1966 and 1971 and includes excavation reports for Gitaus (GdTc-2) and Gitlaxdzawk (GdTc-1), village sites in the Kitselas Canyon, and the Hagwilget Canyon site (GhSv-2). Also included are reports on site surveys along the river and on the petroglyphs of the Kitselas Canyon area.

Patrimonio cultural / Património cultural / Patrimoine culturel / Cultural heritage

Patrimonio cultural / Património cultural / Patrimoine culturel / Cultural heritage
Title Patrimonio cultural / Património cultural / Patrimoine culturel / Cultural heritage PDF eBook
Author Daniel Rubin de la Borbolla
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Pages 259
Release 1979-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1772820857

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The proceedings of the Interamerican Seminar on Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage and the Technical Meeting on Rescue Archaeology are presented in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese. These meetings, held jointly in the Panamanian Museum of Man, were organized by the Working Group on Conservation of Historical and Prehistorical Heritage (Pan American Institute of Geography and History), the Cultural Heritage Technical Unit (Organization of American States) and the National Directorate (Historical Heritage of Panama). / Les comptes rendus de l’Interamerican Seminar on Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage et de la Technical Meeting on Rescue Archaeology sont présentés en espagnol, en français, en anglais et en portugais. Ces réunions, tenues conjointement dans le Musée national de l’Homme du Panama, étaient organisées par le groupe de travail sur la conservation du patrimoine historique et préhistorique (Institut panaméricain de géographie et d’histoire), l’Unité technique du patrimoine culturel (Organisation des États américains) et la Direction nationale (Patrimoine historique du Panama).

Palaeoeskimo Occupations at Port Refuge, High Arctic Canada

Palaeoeskimo Occupations at Port Refuge, High Arctic Canada
Title Palaeoeskimo Occupations at Port Refuge, High Arctic Canada PDF eBook
Author Robert McGhee
Publisher University of Ottawa Press
Pages 186
Release 1979-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1772820873

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Port Refuge is a small bay on the south coast of Grinnell Peninsula, Devon Island, in the High Arctic. Archaeological work between 1972 and 1977 recovered remains of several prehistoric occupations of this area, which are ascribed to the Independence I, Pre-Dorset, Independence II/early Dorset, late Dorset and Thule cultures. This report describes the archaeological material relating to the early Arctic Small Tool tradition occupations.