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Social Science Archaeology

Subsistence and Culture in the Western Canadian Arctic

A Multicontextual Approach

by (author) Matthew W. Betts

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 2008
Category
Archaeology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772821611
    Publish Date
    Jan 2008
    List Price
    $27.99

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Description

Through innovative analysis of animal bones recovered from archaeological sites, this comprehensive study documents the intricate relationships between the Siglit or Mackenzie Inuit and their food animals, from their earliest occupations 800 years ago to the arrival of Europeans in the 19th century. This volume chronicles the connections between developing Siglit economies and shifts in technology, settlement, demography, and climate, exposing in the process the primary link between Siglit subsistence and culture.

About the author

Matthew W. Betts is the curator of Eastern Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of History.

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