Alberta (State / Territory) (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa K. Logan. Chad Yost.

Hearth fill and fire-broken rock from sites EfOo 180, EfOo 134, and EjOp 29, Alberta, Canada, were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Five lithic tools from these sites also were analyzed for protein residues. Protein and organic residue analysis provide information regarding diet, specifically materials processed using lithic tools and thermal features, respectively, at these sites.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost. Melissa K. Logan.

Five lithic artifacts and three hearth fill samples from sites EfOo 146 and EgOp 5, discovered during the Keystone Pipeline Project in southern Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and/or organic residue analyses (Table 1). A single hearth sample from site EfOo 146 was examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), while ten samples were tested for organic residues and/or protein residues using immunoelectrophoresis.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa K. Logan. Chad Yost. Linda Scott Cummings.

Lithics, fire-broken rock, and bone from sites EgPr 7, EgPr 8, EgPs 65, EgPs 66, EgPs 67, EgPs 68, EgPs 70, EgPs 87, EhPq 3, EhPr 4, EhPr 24, and EhPr 25 in Alberta, Canada, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sites vary in cultural affiliation and occupation periods. AMS radiocarbon dating helps place the sites in an absolute chronological time frame, while protein and organic residue analysis provide information on the types of plants and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Site HiOv-155 is located north of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Three flaked lithics, including one complete Agate Basin projectile point and two biface fragments, recovered during excavation were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify animals that either were killed or processed.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

One Clovis point midsection and a soil control sample recovered from site GfQu-30 in Grande Prairie No. 1 County were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify any proteins present on the point.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

A total of four lithic tools and associated soil controls were submitted for protein residue analysis from site FjPh 126, located near Edmonton, Alberta. The goal of the analysis is to detect fish and/or animal remains that may be present on the surface of these tools.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Artifacts from sites HhOs-9, HhOs-11, HhOs-14, HiOr-3, and HiOr-5 in the vicinity of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were tested for possible protein residues. The artifacts from these sites appear to date to approximately 9000 and 7000 BP. Analysis of protein residues from the artifacts' surface can provide information concerning processing/hunting of animals with these tools.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Jaime Dexter.

Lithic artifacts from sites HhOv-294, HiOv-57, HiOu-55, and HiOu-61 were tested for possible protein residues. These sites were identified in the development area for the Syncrude Canada Limited's Aurora Mine North 2003 and 2005 project north of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta, Canada. The artifacts from these sites appear to date to the Early Precontact Period, approximately 9000 to 7000 BP. Protein residue analysis was undertaken to determine if proteins were present on the artifact...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Artifacts from sites HhOv-305, HhOv-308, HhOv-316, HhOv-319, HhOv-323, HhOv-327, HhOv-328, and HhOv-339 in the vicinity of Fort McMurray, Alberta, were tested for possible protein residues. The artifacts from these sites appear to date to approximately 9000 and 7000 BP. Analysis of protein residues from the artifacts’ surface can provide information concerning processing/hunting of animals with these tools.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

A total of nine stone artifacts were submitted for protein residue analysis from sites Hi0v80, HiOv16, HiOv83, HiOv126, and HiOv92, located in northern Alberta, Canada. Archaeological activities are related to the 2008 Fort Hills mitigation (FMA Project 115708.MI08). These sites are within the Central Mixedwood Natural Subregion of the Boreal Forest Region. Previous analysis of artifacts from this region have yielded a high rate of positive protein residue results, likely due to the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer L.B. Milligan.

Seven prehistoric sites in the Census 12 division of Alberta, Canada contained lithic artifacts recovered from surface and subsurface deposits. These sites have been identified as prehistoric campsites, workshops, and/or scatters. Ten lithics from the seven sites were submitted for protein residue analysis to discern tool use and subsistence patterns.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

A total of 14 Lithic tools consisting of projectile points, bifaces, and utilized flakes recovered from site HhOv-87 were submitted for protein residue analysis. Previous analysis of lithics from this site yielded positive results to trout and goat antiserum (Yost and Logan 2010).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jennifer L.B. Milligan.

Water was drained from the artificial St. Mary’s irrigation reservoir leaving the bottom exposed along with bones and trackways of late Pleistocene animals and stone artifacts. Three lithic artifacts were recovered from Wally’s Beach Site (DhPg-8), a possible hunting and butchering site situated in the draw down zone of the St. Mary’s irrigation reservoir, Alberta, Canada. One of the lithics was associated with camel remains while another was recovered among horse remains. The third item, a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

Sites EgPn 442 and EgPn 441, located close to one another on the western outskirts of Calgary, were occupied between approximately 4200 BP and the Proto-Historic period, collectively. Three projectile points, a Hanna Point (4200-3000 BP) and a metal point from the Proto-Historic occupation were tested from EgPn 442. Site EgPn 441 yielded a Samantha Point (2000 to 1200 BP) for protein residue analysis. The goal of the analysis is to remove and identify any protein residues that may be present on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

A variety of stone tools, including scrapers, projectile points and flakes, as well as, a feature fill soil sample, were submitted for protein residue analysis from a cluster of sites in northeastern Alberta. Previous protein residue analysis of artifacts from this area by PaleoResearch Institute (PRI) have resulted in good rates of positive protein reactivity, possibly due to good preservation from low biological soil activity. Results of this analysis should provide valuable animal subsistence...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

Site FdOt 31, a multi-component site located in southeastern Alberta, has an upper component with radiocarbon dates of 1080 ±40 and 1190 ±40 RCYBP and a lower component with a radiocarbon date of 6950 ±50 RCYBP. A total of three stone tools were submitted for protein residue analysis. A quartzite biface (sample 1962) was found in the upper component and a quartzite biface (sample 1881) and a projectile point (sample 1875) were found in the lower component. The goal of the analysis was to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost.

Two biface stone artifacts were submitted for protein residue analysis from sites HjOv12 and HjOv26, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada. The goal of this analysis is to detect protein residues that may be present on the surface of these tools as a result of their use.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Chad Yost. Melissa K. Logan.

The Francois Paulette Cabin Site (2315R) site is a stratified, multi-component, precontact site located along the Slave River in Wood Buffalo National Park, northern Alberta. Charcoal and bone recovered from this site were submitted for identification and/or AMS radiocarbon dating. Eight radiocarbon dates were obtained from seven charcoal fragments and a partially burned antler fragment. Lithics recovered throughout the site also were submitted for protein residue analysis to provide information...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings. Chad Yost.

Protein residue analysis, organic residue analysis (FTIR), charcoal identification and/or AMS radiocarbon dating was conducted on several projectile points, ceramic, bone, and charcoal fragments from site GDON-18, near the eastern border of Alberta, Canada. The site is situated along the shore of Cold Lake, on a terrace of course sand. Vegetation in the area is generally comprised of boreal trees and shrubs, and associated understory plants. Residue analysis should provide some animal and plant...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Yost. Linda Scott Cummings.

A total of 19 samples were submitted for protein residue analysis, and two samples for organic residue (FTIR) analysis from sites HhOv 337 and HhOv 467, located in northeastern Alberta, near the Athabasca River. Vegetation in the area is primarily a boreal forest ecosystem dominated by aspen, white spruce and black spruce. Wetlands are extensive in this region. Protein residue and organic residue (FTIR) analysis will provide data useful in determining tool function and plant and animal...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Hollis Miller.

This is an abstract from the "Arctic Pasts: Dimensions of Change" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Sugpiaq (also known as Alutiiq) people have a more than 7,500-year history on the Kodiak Archipelago and in the surrounding areas. Through that long history, they adapted and invented new technologies, grew from small and mobile communities to large, settled villages, fought and traded with their neighbors, and created a vibrant coastal society....

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mallory Champagne. Catherine Losier.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From the Bottom Up: Socioeconomic Archaeology of the French Maritime Empire" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The expansion of the French empire throughout the colonial era relied heavily on the labour and enslaved labour of displaced individuals. The historic Saint-Pierre and Miquelon cod fishery exploited this labour to fund and feed the empire. Cod would become a key commodity in the transatlantic...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Karen Ryan. Elsa Cencig. Susan Lofthouse. Tommy Weetaluktuk.

This is an abstract from the "Social Archaeology in the North and North Atlantic (SANNA 3.0): Investigating the Social Lives of Northern Things" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In 2017, the Canadian government nominated eight places as candidates for future designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of those is Qajartalik, located off the coast of Nunavik, where more than 180 anthropomorphic faces were carved into soapstone outcrops between...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William Moss. Daniel Simoneau. Michel Plourde.

The City of Québec is developing an archaeological master plan for its territory which  includes four legally-defined historic districts, one of which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The plan is being developed in the context of renewed provincial heritage legislation that will come into force in October 2012, and of the adoption of a revised urban master plan required under provincial legislation. The archaeological master plan will be accompanied by policy and programmes designed to foster...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Brigid Grund.

Prehistoric archaeologists traditionally focus on periods of stability rather than change when constructing regional cultural chronologies, even though explaining periods of change is equally if not more important than explaining periods of stability. The advent of large radiocarbon date databases and the proliferation of open source computing programs such as program R have recently provided archaeologists with the tools necessary to begin understanding prehistoric transitions with high...