Prehistoric cultural change at Kitselas Canyon

Type

Book

Authors

Gary Coupland ( Coupland, Gary )

ISBN 10

0660107813

ISBN 13

9780660107813

Tags

British Columbia, Antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), Paleo-Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Kitselas Canyon -- Antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology) -- British Columbia, Paul Mason Site (B.C.) -- Antiquities, British Columbia -- Antiquities, Kitselas Canyon (B.C.) -- Antiquities, Paleo-Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities, British Columbia -- Kitselas Canyon, British Columbia -- Paul Mason Site, Indigenous peoples -- British Columbia -- Kitselas Canyon -- Antiquities, Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities, Archaeology

Abstract

"This study investigates the prehistoric transition from egalitarian to ranked social structure at Kitselas Canyon, Skeena River, British Columbia to develop a model of the evolution of cultural complexity and to develop a prehistoric sequence for the area, to be used as a framework for the investigation of cultural change. The evolutionary model is evaluated against archaeological data from Kitselas Canyon and the lower Skeena River. The study seeks to understand the relationships of the prehistoric people of Kitselas Canyon and how they changed over time by using data from the Gitaus and the Paul Mason Sites. A quantitative analysis of lithic artifacts from the two sites is used to establish a cultural sequence for the area, which is then used as a temporal framework for the investigation of social change."--WorldCat.org.

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