essay

Archaeological survey of Great Bear Lake, 1976

problems in the prehistory of the north american subarctic : the athapaskan questionCalgary • Published In 1977 • Pages: 55-64

By: Clark, Donald Woodforde.

Abstract
Clark describes his archaeological surveys around Great Bear Lake in 1972 and 1976. Fifty-five sites were found and the findings are summarized. Clark believes Athapaskan prehistory, the Taltheilei tradition, probably extends back to 800 to 500 B.C., which is considered to be around the end of the Arctic Small Tool tradition. Clark explores some of reasons why so few sites were found, which he mostly attributes to poor preservation.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Archaeological survey methods
Location
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
Land use
Settlement patterns
tradition
Proto-Athapaskans
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Notes
Donald W. Clark
For bibliographical references see 39: References cited
LCCN
80494866
LCSH
Athapaskan Indians--Antiquities