No Knapping in the Shelter: Lithic Analysis from the Chuchuwayha Rock Shelter, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Chuchuwayha Research Project focuses on the past use of the Similkameen Valley in south-central British Columbia. The driving question of this research project is how have the Similkameen people used the landscape of the Similkameen Valley over time. The Chuchuwayha rock shelter provides the best lens to understand the use and occupancy in the Similkameen Valley given its location in relation to other rock shelter sites, length of occupation, and cultural significance to the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. Excavations at the Chuchuwayha rock shelter have provided some insight into the occupation of the site. This poster presents the ongoing lithic analysis from this site focusing on what the lithic assemblage can say about occupational spaces and potential uses at this site.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36967.0