Archaic Societies


Book Description

Essential overview of American Indian societies during the Archaic period across central North America.




McIntyre Site


Book Description

Consists of five papers which provide new, detailed perspectives on the interrelated cultural and natural aspects of a major component of the Late Archaic of southern Ontario. Includes: a description and analysis of the archaeological evidence from hearth pit features and artifacts collected; identification of plant and faunal remains recovered from pit fill; and, reconstruction of the regional vegetation history based primarily upon pollen and lithologic data contained in sediment cores lifted from Rice Lake adjacent to the McIntyre site.










Saugeen Culture: Volume 2


Book Description

The Saugeen culture of southwestern Ontario (circa 700 B.C and 800 A.D.) is examined at intrasite and intersite levels of comparisons. It is suggested that the Saugeen, Point Peninsula and North Bay cultures should be considered as Middle Tier cultures which interacted to varying degrees with the Southern Tier Hopewellian cultures and the Northern Tier Laurel culture. Volume I finishes on page 367 of original edition. Volume II starts on page 368 of original edition.




Calvert Site


Book Description

Located in the Thames River valley of southwestern Ontario, the Calvert site encompasses a variety of structures including houses, palisade walls, pits, hearths, and artifacts. This inquiry reveals an orderly evolution in its occupation history and sheds new light on the earliest period of ancient Iroquoian history.




The Sandy Ridge and Halstead Paleo-Indian Sites


Book Description

This study fills in some missing links in the Michigan-Ontario Paleo-Indian record. Jackson focuses on the Gainey phase.




History of the Native People of Canada, Volume III (A.D. 500 – European Contact)


Book Description

Part 1 of the final volume of A History of the Native People of Canada treats eastern Canada and the southern Subarctic regions of the Prairies from A.D. 500 to European contact. It examines the association of archaeological sites with the Native peoples recorded in European documents and particularly the agricultural revolution of the Iroquoian people of the Lower Great Lakes and Upper St. Lawrence River. Part 2 was never completed, as the author passed away.




Princess Point Complex


Book Description

This study defines an early Late Woodland manifestation in southwestern Ontario, the Princess Point Complex. This complex is seen as an early developmental stage of the Ontario Iroquois Tradition. Evidence is presented for changing subsistence and settlement patterns in response to the introduction of maize horticulture.




Chemical Analysis of Prehistoric Human Bone from Five Temporally Distinct Populations in Southern Ontario


Book Description

Human and animal bones from four prehistoric and protohistoric Woodland sites in southern Ontario were analysed for a number of chemical elements using x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The trace element strontium was the principal element of interest. Quantitative data were also obtained for zirconium, yttrium and rubidium. A subset of human and animal bones was analysed for calcium, phosphorus, silicon, aluminum, iron, manganese, titanium, magnesium and potassium. Soil samples from each site were analysed for all of the aforementioned elements.