Attachment to Place: Three-Dimensional Spatial Analysis and Long-Term Land Use at the Stampede Site, DjOn-26
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2014-08-15
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Two models of long-term land use, the ecological and contextual models, have been used to explain continuity and change in the patterned use of sites by hunter-gatherers. Recent excavations at the deeply stratified Stampede site (DjOn-26) have revealed remarkable continuity in the use of space throughout the past 8,000 years; however, post-depositional disturbances have resulted in the slumping and displacement of individual paleosols, posing a challenge for artefact associations and inter-paleosol comparison. This thesis will examine the spatial distribution of cultural materials and hearth assemblages from the Stampede site, located in the Cypress Hills, Alberta. Three-dimensional spatial analysis is combined with GIS to correct slumped deposits and refine archaeologically defined levels. Two-dimensional spatial analysis is then applied to investigate the patterning of materials and non-portable features in successive occupations. The results will provide an opportunity to critically evaluate long-term land use models through comparison of the nature and organization of activities during specific occupation phases at the Stampede site.
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Falzarano, K. L. (2014). Attachment to Place: Three-Dimensional Spatial Analysis and Long-Term Land Use at the Stampede Site, DjOn-26 (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25063