Kaskisebook Tett L’nuk - People on the Edge of the Riverbank: New Perspectives of the Transitional Archaic from the Annapolis River, Nova Scotia

Summary

Recent excavations at the Boswell Site (BfDf-08) in southwestern Nova Scotia have yielded a unique assemblage of Transitional Archaic artifacts. Dating to 3,630 ± 30 BP, the Boswell Site provides important insights into population movements during this period in Maine and the Maritime Peninsula. Previous archaeological investigations have led to debate concerning the relative importance of cultural diffusion and migration in the southern origins of broadpoint technology. By comparing artifacts from the Boswell Site to collections in Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, while considering the use-life of lithic technology through the framework of landscape ethnoecology, an integration of lithic analysis, site location, and traditional knowledge is proposed. In addition, this research explores the migratory movements of Transitional Archaic peoples throughout Maine and the Maritime Peninsula, not only within the currently accepted geographic framework, but also including a northern extension that has not been previously considered.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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