Sand dunes (Other Keyword)
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In the 1950s avocational archaeologist Fritz Knechtel discovered several important archaeological sites near Inverhuron Bay, Ontario, on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. Early professional investigations were conducted by Tom Lee and J.V. Wright of the National Museum of Canada and Walter Kenyon of the Royal Ontario Museum. In 2014 a proposed infrastructure project provided an opportunity to re-locate and test several of Knechtel's sites. This paper presents the results of this project and...
Environmental Changes in Archaeologically Significant Sand Dunes in Subarctic Interior Alaska (2016)
Environmental changes, presently and prehistorically, are important factors which influence the expression of the archaeological record in subarctic sand dune environments. Current environmental changes (e.g., vegetation loss, shifts in aridity) affect preservation and associative contexts of the archaeological and paleoenvironmental records. Prehistoric environmental factors and post-depositional changes in these geological settings also played a role in how humans decided to use dune fields,...