Browsing by Author "Reeves, Brian O. K."
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- ItemOpen AccessA Comparison of Plano complexes(1985) Arnold, Thomas G.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessA Whiskey trade frontier on the Northwestern plains(1991) Kennedy, Margaret Anne; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessApplication of microdebitage analysis to examination of spatial patterning(1983) Hull, Kathleen L. (Kathleen Louann), 1959-; Reeves, Brian O. K.Microdebitage -- flakes of stone less than 1.0mm in maximum dimension resulting from lithic reduction or tool use -- comprise a new artifact category within contemporary archaeology. Initial studies in identification and methodology sug0est several research problems for which microdebitage analysis may provide ans??ers, but consideration of site formation processes and spatial theory indicates that microdebitage may be particularly informative for intra-site spatial analysis. Unlike "macrodebitage," which is subject to numerous processes that alter the relationship of artifact and activity area, microdebitage distributions may aid in distinguishing activity and disposal areas, as well as allowing assessment of "tool kits." Using modified procedures and identification criteria developed in the course of study at the Bow Bottom site in Calgary, Alberta, application of microdebitage analysis to examination of spatial patterning appears to be quite promising. Results from three excavated "tipi rings" indi- cate that reiterative cultural and individual patterns of intra-structure space use are evident. In general, com- parison of macrodebitage and microdebitage distributions suggests consistent patterns of activity, disposal, and alternate use not apparent in macroflake distributions alone. In addition, ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and ethnoarchaeological information all indicate that the patterns recognized microscopically tend to fit expected patterns of behaviour for tipi-dwelling peoples. Given the promising results of this pilot study, general application of microdebitage analysis to intra-site spatial archaeology for certain sites and under particular conditions appears to be a valuable interpretive tool.
- ItemEmbargoBanff prehistory : prehistoric subsistence and settlement in Banff National Park, Alberta(1972) Christensen, Ole A.; Reeves, Brian O. K.The Rocky Mountains are generally considered as a cultural barrier. Increasingly, archaeological research is showing that this is not the case. The material recovered from Banff National Park, Alberta during 1969 and 1970 demonstrates human occupation for at least 11,000 years in an area of considerable ecological and biological diversity. The distribution of humanly exploitable resources led to the deposition of groups of cultural material which, by their internal composition and context, suggest sets of ethological patterns related to this resource distribution. The thesis is concerned with the description of resources and cultural material and how these reflect the ethological patterns of the groups occupying the study area.
- ItemEmbargoBanff prehistory: prehistoric subsistence and settlement in Banff National Park, Albera(1972) Christensen, Ole A.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemEmbargoCoke ovens of Crowsnest Pass(1979) Kennedy, Margaret Anne; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemEmbargoCulture change in the northern plains: 1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.(1970) Reeves, Brian O. K.; Forbis, Richard G.
- ItemEmbargoFunctional variation in Pelican Lake assemblages: the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta(1980) Ronaghan, Brian M.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessHolocene man and environments in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta(1978) Driver, Jonathan C.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessHot rocks: a study of lithic heat treatment(1991) Boras, Donald M.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessHouse and heritage: a study of ethnic vernacular architecture of 1880-1920 in rural Alberta(1985) Lea, Joanne (Joanne Elizabeth), 1957-; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessInundation taphonomy of selected submerged heritage resources in Alberta(1994) Langley, Susan B. M., 1957-; Reeves, Brian O. K.A variety of sites in three regions of Alberta were selected to study the taphonomic (chemical and mechanical) processes affecting submerged cultural remains. The research described in this dissertation serves three main purposes. First, it provides information about the taphonomic processes, both cultural and natural, occurring as a result of the freshwater inundation of both historic and prehistoric cultural resources. Second, it records a number of specific sites and documents the processes these are undergoing. Third, it provides a management tool for these and other comparable archaeological resources. The dissertation's value as a tool is evident in that the research makes specific reference to reservoir situations, is long term, and includes an experimental component. The latter tests and evaluates a variety of means of protecting sites in situ; it examines the effects of inundation on buried sites, surface features and on the movement of artifacts on the surface. This facilitates the formulation of both predictions about the effects of inundation on different types of sites under various conditions, and, recommendations as to how these predictions may be addressed. The research encompassed by this dissertation provides sufficient information to permit reliable statements, even as generalizations, about the taphonomic effects of inundation on both historic and prehistoric cultural remains.
- ItemEmbargoLand use and forest cover change in the Crowsnest Pass to 1945(1981) Pickard, Rodney John; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessLegislation pertaining to submerged heritage resources in Canada(1983) Langley, Susan B. M., 1957-; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessPiikani ethnobotany: traditional plant knowledge of the Piikani peoples of the northwestern plains(1992) Peacock, Sandra Leslie; Reeves, Brian O. K.This study documents the traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of the Piikani (Peigan) peoples of the Northwestern Plains as synthesized from interviews with Piikani elders and from previously published ethnographic sources. Specifically, it records information on over 90 plant species which were consumed as food, administered as medicines, prepared for spiritual purposes, or used as materials for a variety of tasks. Details concerning the use, collection, processing and preservation of each plant resource is provided, as is a discussion of the possible archaeological implications of these activities. When possible, the Piikani plant names are recorded using a standard orthography. The habitat and distribution of each species is also included By documenting traditional Piikani plant knowledge and usage, this research establishes an ethnobotanical database which will augment existing ethnographic and archaeological information and assist in the identification and interpretation of archaeological artifacts, sites and pre-contact settlement patterns on the Northwestern Plains.
- ItemEmbargoPrehistoric cultural dynamics of the Lac La Biche region(1978) McCullough, Edward J.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemEmbargoSaskatchewan ceramic decoration(1973) Vickers, J. Roderick; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessSpringtime at H.M.S. Balzac: two millennia of bison processing at a stratified campsite on the Alberta plains(1986) Head, Thomas H.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemOpen AccessSystems dynamics in prehistoric southern Alberta: 2000 B.P. to the historic period(1981) Duke, Philip G.; Reeves, Brian O. K.
- ItemEmbargoThe Belly River: prehistoric population dynamics in a northwestern plains transitional zone(1973) Quigg, J. Michael; Reeves, Brian O. K.