Some Problems And Possibilities In The Prehistory Of The Northwest Coast
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Peoples of the Northwest Coast
Author | : Kenneth M. Ames |
Publisher | : New York : Thames and Hudson |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780500281109 |
Extending some 1,400 miles from Alaska to northern California, America's Northwest Coast is one of the richest and most distinct cultural areas on earth. The region is famous for its magnificent art--masks, totem poles, woven blankets--produced by the world's most politically and economically complex hunters and gatherers. As this pioneering account shows, the history of settlement on the Northwest Coast stretches back some 11,000 years. With the stabilization of sea levels and salmon runs after 4000 B.C., many of the region's salient features began to emerge. Salmon fishing supported rapid population growth to a peak over 1,000 years ago. The spread of rain forest made available trees such as red cedar that could be turned into vast houses and seaworthy canoes. Large households and permanent villages emerged alongside slavery and a hereditary nobility. Warfare became epidemic, initially hand to hand but later characterized by the development of fortresses and the bow and arrow. Art evolved from simple carvings and geometric designs 5,000 years ago to the specialized crafts of the modern era. Written by noted experts and profusely illustrated, this is an essential reference for scholars and students of Native American archaeology and anthropology as well as travelers to the region.
Prehistoric Economies of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Author | : Barry L. Isaac |
Publisher | : Greenwich, Conn. : Jai Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory
Author | : Jerome S. Cybulski |
Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1772821543 |
Thirteen scientists provide insight into the archaeology of the north coast of British Columbia in celebration of fieldwork begun by George F. MacDonald for the National Museum of Canada in 1966. This book investigates paleoenvironmental influences on human settlement, theoretical concepts involved in northern Northwest Coast research, and the interplay of aboriginal oral traditions and archaeological findings.
Prehistoric Settlement Changes in the Southern Northwest Coast
Author | : Gail Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : British Columbia |
ISBN | : |
Paleoecological Model for Northwest Coast Prehistory
Author | : Knut R. Fladmark |
Publisher | : University of Ottawa Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1975-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1772820415 |
The evolution of the Northwest Coast cultural pattern from two different archaeological traditions, one in the north and one to the south, is discussed in terms of environmental and subsistence factors.
A Gendered Model of Prehistoric Resource Depression
Author | : Phoebe S. Daniels |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Excavations (Archaeology) |
ISBN | : |
Prehistoric Places on the Southern Northwest Coast
Author | : Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum |
Publisher | : Seattle : Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Coasts |
ISBN | : |
The Social Economy of a Prehistoric Northwest Coast Plankhouse
Author | : Colin Grier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : British Columbia |
ISBN | : |
Perspectives on Northern Northwest Coast Prehistory
Author | : Archaeological Survey of Canada |
Publisher | : Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
The papers in this volume are updated & expanded versions of papers from a 1996 symposium conducted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of inception of archaeological work on the north coast of British Columbia. The first chapter is an overview of the Prince Rupert Harbour Project, which carried out most of the archaeological work. The remaining chapters investigate the late Quaternary palaeoenvironments on the north coast, evidence related to social interactions, the interplay of the Aboriginal oral record and archaeological findings, human biological relationships as determined from cranial morphology, north coast material culture as revealed from excavations at waterlogged sites, zooarchaeological remains as evidence of prehistoric diet, village patterns & society in the Prince Rupert area, the relationship between resource abundance & local group rank, and artefact evidence for protohistoric competition & trade. The final chapter treats the crucial issues of site preservation and increasing First Nations involvement.