Archaeological investigations of alpine ice patches in the Selwyn Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 1-21

  Andrews, Thomas D ^a   MacKay, Glen ^a   Andrew, Leon ^b  

^a Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bow and arrow; Dart throwing technology; Ground squirrel snare; Ice patch archaeology; Mountain woodland caribou; Selwyn mountains

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEER; FECAL PELLET; FIELD SURVEY; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; ICE COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SPECIMEN BANK; SUBSISTENCE;

CANADA; MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; RICHARDSON MOUNTAINS; SELWYN MOUNTAINS; YUKON TERRITORY;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84862181302     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4182     Document Type: Article

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