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

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.1/2
• Soggetto topico: Paleoecology - British Columbia - Haida Gwaii; Haida Indians - History
• Soggetto geografico: Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Antiquities; Haida Gwaii (B.C.) History
• Altri autori: FedjeDaryl W MathewesRolf W
• 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The most isolated archipelago on the west coast of the Americas, inhabited for at least 10,500 years, Haida Gwaii has fascinated scientists, social scientists, historians, and inquisitive travellers for decades. This book brings together the results of extensive and varied field research by both federal agencies and independent researchers, and carefully integrates them with earlier archaeological, ethnohistorical, and paleoenvironmental work in the region. It imparts significant new information about the natural history of Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, and the adjacent areas of Hecate Strait. Chapters analyze new data on ice retreat, shoreline and sea level change, faunal communities, and culture history, providing a more comprehensive picture of the history of the islands from the late glacial through the prehistoric period, to the time of European contact, known to the Haida as the "time of the Iron People." Much of the archaeological work was conducted with the direct participation of members of the Haida Nation. As a complement to the scientific approach of the research, two chapters provide a Haida perspective, explaining the value of traditional oral records and recounting several oral histories, including that of Taadl, the loon, which takes us back to the beginning of time. This volume is a veritable compendium of knowledge, out of which emerges the human and environmental history of Haida Gwaii and its dynamic landscape. Haida Gwaii will be of interest to scholars and students in archaeology and anthropology, and those with an interest in the environmental and cultural history of Haida Gwaii.
• Titolo autorizzato: Haida Gwaii
• ISBN: 0-7748-5387-5; 1-280-93936-2; 9786610939367
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780602603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pacific Rim archaeology.