 | People of Sunlight, People of Starlight: Barrenland Archaeology in the Northwest Territories of Canada Subjects: Northwest Territories -- Antiquities; Indians of North America -- Northwest Territories -- Antiquities; Inuit -- Northwest Territories -- Antiquities; Barren ground caribou -- Northwest Territories; Hunting and gathering societies -- Northwest Territories; This study of the effect of herd following on culture reflects over twenty years of field and laboratory research. The author analyzes and compares some 13,000 artifacts from 1,002 hunting camps of the Northern Plano, Shield Archaic, Pre-Dorset and Taltheilei traditions. Exploring reasons for seasonal tool variation and similarity, he considers geological, biological and historical influences on caribou hunters. |
