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Caribou hunters in the western Arctic : zooarchaeology of the Rita-Claire and Bison Skull Sites

Title
  1. Caribou hunters in the western Arctic : zooarchaeology of the Rita-Claire and Bison Skull Sites / David A. Morrison.
Published by
  1. Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization, ©1997.
Author
  1. Morrison, David A.

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Additional authors
  1. Archaeological Survey of Canada.
  2. Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Description
  1. xi, 88 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "The Rita-Claire and Bison Skull sites offer glimpses into a poorly known aspect of Inuvialuit life, namely, the autumn trek away from the coast to procure caribou meat, hides, and other materials. Through a detailed study of the caribou bones found at these sites, we are offered a better understanding not only of Inuvialuit life but also of the strengths and weaknesses of current methods of zooarchaeological analysis. The study explores many aspects of site formation processes, factors that condition the composition of bone assemblages, methods for inferring the age and sex of caribou skeletons, and the implications of these findings for understanding Inuvialuit history. Many of these topics are relevant to all studies of large animal bone assemblages"--Jacket.
Series statement
  1. Mercury series, 0316-1854
  2. Archaeological Survey of Canada paper, 0317-2244 ; 157
Uniform title
  1. Mercury series
  2. Archaeological Survey of Canada paper ; 157.
Alternative title
  1. Zooarchaeology of the Rita-Claire and Bison Skull Sites
Subject
  1. Inuit > Northwest Territories > Cape Bathurst > Antiquities
  2. Animal remains (Archaeology) > Northwest Territories > Cape Bathurst
  3. Excavations (Archaeology) > Northwest Territories > Cape Bathurst
  4. Animal remains (Archaeology)
  5. Antiquities
  6. Excavations (Archaeology)
  7. Inuit > Antiquities
  8. Inuvialuit Eskimos > Northwest Territories > Antiquities
  9. Animal remains (Archaeology) > Northwest Territories
  10. Excavations (Archaeology) > Northwest Territories
  11. Inuits > Canada > Bathurst, Cap de > Antiquités
  12. Archéozoologie > Canada > Bathurst, Cap de
  13. Fouilles archéologiques > Canada > Bathurst, Cap de
  14. Rita-Claire Site (N.W.T.)
  15. Bison Skull Site (N.W.T.)
  16. Cape Bathurst (N.W.T.) > Antiquities
  17. Northwest Territories > Bison Skull Site
  18. Northwest Territories > Cape Bathurst
  19. Northwest Territories > Rita-Claire Site
  20. Rita-Claire Site (N.W.T.) > Antiquities
  21. Bison Skull Site (N.W.T.) > Antiquities
  22. Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Canada) > Rita-Claire (Site archéologique)
  23. Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Canada) > Bison Skull (Site archéologique)
Contents
  1. Geographical and cultural setting -- The sites (Bison Skull site & The Rita-Claire site) -- The faunal assemblages -- The structure of the caribou assemblages -- The age and sex of the caribou -- Conclusions.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes abstract in French.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [83]-88).