Full Description
A notable contribution to North American archaeological literature, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast is the first book to integrate and interpret archaeological data from the entire Atlantic Northeast, making unprecedented cultural connections across a broad region that encompasses the Canadian Atlantic provinces, the Quebec Lower North Shore, and Maine.Beginning with the earliest Indigenous occupation of the area, this book presents a cultural overview of the Atlantic Northeast, and weaves together the histories of the Indigenous peoples whose traditional lands make up this territory, including the Innu, Beothuk, Inuit, and numerous Wabanaki bands and tribes. Emphasizing historical connection and cultural continuity, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast tracks the development of the earliest peoples in this area as they responded to climate and ecosystem change by transforming their glacier-edge way of life to one on the water's edge, becoming one of the most successful and longstanding marine-oriented cultures in North America.Supported by more than a hundred illustrations and maps documenting the archaeological legacy, as well as discussions of unanswered questions intended to spur debate, this comprehensive text is ideal for students, researchers, professional archaeologists, and anyone interested in the history of this region.
Contents
List of IllustrationsList of BoxesForeword 1Foreword 2AcknowledgementsArtist StatementChapter 1: The Archaeology of the Atlantic NortheastChapter 2: The Changing Environment and Climate of the Atlantic NortheastChapter 3: The First Peoples of the Atlantic Northeast Chapter 4: The Palaeoindian Period (ca. 13,000 to 9,000 cal BP)Chapter 5: Early Maritime Archaic Culture (9,500 to 5,500 cal BP)Chapter 6: The Late Maritime Archaic (5,500 to 3,500 cal BP)Chapter 7: Transitional Archaic and Early Woodland (4000-2200 cal BP)Chapter 8: Arctic Cultures in Newfoundland and Labrador (4,200-500 cal BP)Chapter 9: The Boreal Woodland Period (ca. 3000 to 550 cal BP) and Middle Maritime Woodland Period (ca. 2200 - 1300 cal BP)Chapter 10: The Late Maritime Woodland (1300-550 cal BP) and Late Boreal Woodland (1400-550 cal BP)Chapter 11: The Protohistoric Period (ca. 500 to 350 cal BP)Chapter 12: ConclusionsGlossaryBibliographyIndex
