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Social Science Archaeology

Aberdeen Site, Keewatin District, Northwest Territories

by (author) James Vallière Wright

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1972
Category
Archaeology
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    ISBN
    9781772820010
    Publish Date
    Jan 1972
    List Price
    $7.99

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Examination of a multi-component caribou crossing site on the Thelon River, Keewatin District reveals a series of sequential occupations by different cultural and linguistic groups consisting of Algonkian-speakers (Shield Archaic tradition), followed by Eskimo-speakers (Arctic Small Tool tradition), followed by Athabascan–speakers (Taltheilei Shale tradition), followed by Eskimo-speakers (historic Caribou Eskimos).

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