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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455988403321

Titolo

Haida Gwaii [[electronic resource] ] : human history and environment from the time of loon to the time of the iron people / / edited by Daryl W. Fedje and Rolf W. Mathewes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7748-5387-5

1-280-93936-2

9786610939367

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Collana

Pacific Rim archaeology

Altri autori (Persone)

FedjeDaryl W

MathewesRolf W

Disciplina

971.1/2

Soggetti

Paleoecology - British Columbia - Haida Gwaii

Haida Indians - History

Electronic books.

Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Antiquities

Haida Gwaii (B.C.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references: p. [376]-401 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Radiocarbon Dating; Part 1: Paleoenvironmental History; Part 2: Haida Traditional History; Part 3: Haida History through Archaeological Research; Conclusion: Synthesis of Environmental and Archaeological Data; References; Notes on Contributors; Index; 1 Late Quaternary Geology of Haida Gwaii and Surrounding Marine Areas; 2 Hecate Strait Paleoshorelines; 3 Terrestrial Paleoecology of Haida Gwaii and the Continental Shelf: Vegetation, Climate, and Plant Resources of the Coastal Migration Route

4 Vegetation History of Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii, and Its Relationship to Climate Change and Human Settlement5 The Evolution of Endemic Species in Haida Gwaii; 6 History of the Vertebrate Fauna in Haida Gwaii; 7 Tllsda Xaaydas K'aaygang.nga: Long, Long Ago Haida Ancient Stories; 8 Taadl, Nang Kilslaas, and Haida; 9 Overview of Cultural History; 10 Millennial Tides and Shifting Shores: Archaeology



on a Dynamic Landscape; 11 Kilgii Gwaay: An Early Maritime Site in the South of Haida Gwaii

12 Test Excavations at Raised Beach Sites in Southern Haida Gwaii and Their Significance to Northwest Coast Archaeology13 Raised Beach Archaeology in Northern Haida Gwaii: Preliminary Results from the Cohoe Creek Site; 14 The Graham Tradition; 15 Gwaii Haanas Settlement Archaeology; 16 Shoreline Settlement Patterns in Gwaii Haanas during the Early and Late Holocene; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z