Of men and herds in barrenland prehistory

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dc.contributor.advisorKelley, N. Jane H.
dc.contributor.authorGordon, Bryan H. C.
dc.coverage.spatial2000002661en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T20:02:06Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T20:02:06Z
dc.date.issued1974
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 300-317.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis represents an attempt at elucidating the temporal and spatial interrelationships between barrenland cultures, climates and caribou herds. Its core is in the form of a case study, that of the pre­historic interaction of the human hunting bands, climatic effects and caribou herd distributions in the Canadian barrenlands during the Arctic Small Tool tradition occupation after 1500 B.C. Following initial des­criptions of barrenland geography, biology, geology, climatology and ethnology, site locations resulting from the hunter and prey relationship are ex-plored. Basic to this relationship and site locations are two primary suppositions. They are: (1) caribou herds are discrete, their separateness b.?se.d upon environment and behavior; and (2) the hunting soci.eties who prey upori. the caribou tend to be discrete due to their alignment with discrete herds. Three corollaries follow the suppositions: (1) band movements and human communication are usually confined to herd migration corridors and forage areas; (2) differing cultural patterns develop in the hunting societies within herd areas; and (3) artifacts are more homogeneous within herding areas and more heterogeneous between herding areas, primarily due to restricted lateral movement and communi­cation. Because of their distribution, quantity, chronology and excel­lent diagnostic qualities, artifacts of the Arctic Small Tool tradition were used in testing the corollaries. The corollaries and suppositions comprise the discrete band/discrete herd relationship.
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dc.format.extentxxiii, 537 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier82480901en
dc.identifier.citationGordon, B. H. (1974). Of men and herds in barrenland prehistory (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13495en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/13495
dc.identifier.lccE 99 E7 G67 1974 Microficheen
dc.identifier.other82480901en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/13186
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.subject.lccE 99 E7 G67 1974 Microficheen
dc.subject.lcshEskimos - Northwest Territories - Antiquities
dc.subject.lcshEskimos - Northwest Territories - Hunting
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Northwest Territories - Antiquities
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Northwest Territories - Hunting
dc.subject.lcshCaribou
dc.titleOf men and herds in barrenland prehistory
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.notesPLen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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