Archaeology on the Edge
New Perspectives from the Northern Plains
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
276 pages
978-1-55238-138-0 (ISBN)
Description
Dedicated to the memory of Richard G. Forbis, this collection of papers presented by his students and colleagues represents more than a tribute to a pioneer and legend in Alberta archaeology.Richard "Dick" Forbis was seminal in putting archaeology in Alberta on the road it has taken and in establishing the field of cultural resource management. Throughout his career, he was passionate about many issues facing modern archaeology and imparted his concern and enthusiasm to his students and colleagues, seeking to push the boundaries of our preconceptions and encourage those around him to find answers to many difficult yet challenging questions.
In this spirit, the papers chosen for this collection focus on new directions in northern plains archaeological research and are a unique and topical contribution to modern archaeology.
In this spirit, the papers chosen for this collection focus on new directions in northern plains archaeological research and are a unique and topical contribution to modern archaeology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
black & white photos, illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 229 mm
Weight
425 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55238-138-0 (9781552381380)
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Persons
Jane Kelley is professor emerita in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary and is a prominent scholar of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Brian Kooyman is a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary. He has had major research projects at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and is co-director of the Wally's Beach excavation site in southern Alberta. Brian Kooyman is a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Calgary. He has had major research projects at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and is co-director of the Wally's Beach excavation site in southern Alberta.
Content
Introduction
Brian Kooyman & Jane Kelley
Remembering Dick Forbis
Scott Raymond
Between Racism and Romanticism, Scientism and Spiritualism: The Dilemmas of New World Archaeology
Robert McGhee
Manyberries Cairn DgOo-1, Alberta, Canada
J.F. Dormaar
Mortlach and One-Gun: Phase to Phase
Dale Walde
Editing the Cultural Landscape: A Taphonomic Perspective on the Destruction of Aboriginal Sites on the Northwest Plains
Paul McNeil, L.V. Hills, B. Kooyman & M. Shayne Tolman
Islands in a Sea of Grass: The Significance of Wood in Winter Campsite Selection on the Northwestern Plains
J. Rod Vickers & Trevor R. Peck
Stone Circles, Social Organization and Special Places: Forbis' Skepticism Revisited
Gerald A. Oetelaar
The Lessons of Buffalo Bird Woman: Faunal Abundance and Representation from Plains Oral History
Jack W. Brink
Identification of Marrow Extraction in Zooarchaeological Assemblages Based on Fracture Patterns
Brian Kooyman
Communal Hunting as a Social Model for Paleoindian to Early Archaic Transition on the Plains
Elizabeth Robertson
Horse Heaven: Change in Late Precontact to Contact Period Landscape Use in Southern Alberta
Alison Landals
Brian Kooyman & Jane Kelley
Remembering Dick Forbis
Scott Raymond
Between Racism and Romanticism, Scientism and Spiritualism: The Dilemmas of New World Archaeology
Robert McGhee
Manyberries Cairn DgOo-1, Alberta, Canada
J.F. Dormaar
Mortlach and One-Gun: Phase to Phase
Dale Walde
Editing the Cultural Landscape: A Taphonomic Perspective on the Destruction of Aboriginal Sites on the Northwest Plains
Paul McNeil, L.V. Hills, B. Kooyman & M. Shayne Tolman
Islands in a Sea of Grass: The Significance of Wood in Winter Campsite Selection on the Northwestern Plains
J. Rod Vickers & Trevor R. Peck
Stone Circles, Social Organization and Special Places: Forbis' Skepticism Revisited
Gerald A. Oetelaar
The Lessons of Buffalo Bird Woman: Faunal Abundance and Representation from Plains Oral History
Jack W. Brink
Identification of Marrow Extraction in Zooarchaeological Assemblages Based on Fracture Patterns
Brian Kooyman
Communal Hunting as a Social Model for Paleoindian to Early Archaic Transition on the Plains
Elizabeth Robertson
Horse Heaven: Change in Late Precontact to Contact Period Landscape Use in Southern Alberta
Alison Landals