Majorville Cairn and Medicine Wheel Site, Alberta

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

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.

Canada's Stonehenge

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

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.

Patrimonio cultural / Património cultural / Patrimoine culturel / Cultural heritage

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

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
Author: Robert McGhee
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772820873

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.

The Medicine Wheel Garden

The Medicine Wheel Garden
Author: E. Barrie Kavasch
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2008-12-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 030748808X

The American Indian medicine wheel was an ancient way of creating sacred space and calling forth the healing energies of nature. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study with native healers, herbalist and ethnobotanist E. Barrie Kavasch offers a step-by-step guide to bringing this beautiful tradition into your own life--from vibrantly colorful outdoor circle designs to miniature dish, windowsill, or home altar adaptations. Inside you’ll find: • Planting guides for medicine wheel gardens in every zone, from desert Southwest to northern woodlands • A beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of 50 key healing herbs, including propagation needs, traditional and modern uses, and cautions • Easy-to-follow herbal recipes, from teas and tonics to skin creams and soaps--plus delicious healing foods • Ideas for herbal crafts and ceremonial objects, including smudge sticks, wind horses, prayer ties, and spirit shields • Seasonal rituals, offerings, and meditations to bless and empower your garden and your friends, and much more Practical, beautiful, and inspiring, The Medicine Wheel Garden leads us on a powerful journey to rediscovering the sacred in everyday life as we cultivate our gardens . . . and our souls.

Light from Ancient Campfires

Light from Ancient Campfires
Author: Trevor Richard Peck
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 1897425961

"the first book in twenty years to gather together a comprehensive prehistoric record --

History of the Native People of Canada

History of the Native People of Canada
Author: James Vallière Wright
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 589
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772821446

Covering the history of First Peoples in Canada from 10,000 to 1000 BC, this volume explores a period which includes the original settlement of the Americas, cultural diversification, technological advances, expanding trade networks, and the development of complex belief systems. A useful reference work for scholars and laypersons alike.

Hahanudan Lake

Hahanudan Lake
Author: Donald Woodforde Clark
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1977-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772820695

Archaeological investigation of two small house-pit sites located at Hahanudan Lake near the village of Huslia in the Koyukuk River drainage of western interior Alaska has produced lithic assemblages with Norton and Ipiutak culture characteristics. Radiocarbon dating indicates that cross ties are with the latter. This work expands the previously inland range of Ipiutak culture which is known primarily from coastal sites in northwestern Alaska.

Reports of the Lillooet Archaeological Project

Reports of the Lillooet Archaeological Project
Author: Arnoud Stryd
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 1978-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772820709

This report is the first of an anticipated series on the investigations of the Lillooet Archaeological Project which took place from 1969 to 1976 near the village of Lillooet in British Columbia. It consists of four papers, three of which were written by colleagues in disciplines other than archaeology. The papers discuss the present-day ecology, geologic history, and ethnography of the research area and recount the objectives, origin, and history of the project.