Haida Gwaii : human history and environment from the time of loon to the time of the iron people

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Title:

Haida Gwaii : human history and environment from the time of loon to the time of the iron people

Author:

Fedje, Daryl W.

ISBN:

9780774809214

Publication Information:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

xxii, 426 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Pacific Rim archaeology

Contents:

Late quaternary geology of Haida Gwaii and surrounding marine areas / Hecate strait paleoshorelines / Terrestrial paleoecology of Haida Gwaii and the continental shelf: vegetation, climate, and plant resources of the coastal migration route / Vegetation history of Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii, and its relationship to climate change and human settlement / The evolution of endemic species in Haida Gwaii / History of the vertebrate fauna in haida Gwaii / Tllsda Xaaydas K'aaygang.nga: long, long ago Haida ancient stories / Taadl, Nang Kilslaas, and Haida / Overview of cultural history / Millennial tides and shifting shores: archaeology on a dynamic landscape / Kilgii Gwaay: an early maritime site in the south of Haida Gwaii / Test excavations at raised beach sites in Southern Haida Gwaii and their significance to northwest coast archaeology / Raised beach archaeology in northern Haida Gwaii: preliminary results from the Cohoe Creek site / The Graham tradition / Gwaii Haanas settlement archaeology / Shoreline settlement patterns in Gwaii Haanas during the early and late holocene / Synthesis of environmental and archaeological data

Subject Term:

Paleoecology -- British Columbia -- Queen Charlotte Islands.

Haida Indians -- History.

Palâeoâecologie -- Colombie-Britannique -- Reine-Charlotte, ãIles de la.

Haida (Indiens) -- Histoire.

Geographic Term:

Haida Gwaii (B.C.) -- Antiquities.

Haida Gwaii (B.C.) -- History.

Reine-Charlotte, ãIles de la (C.-B.) -- Antiquitâes.

Reine-Charlotte, ãIles de la (C.-B.) -- Histoire.

Added Author:

Fedje, Daryl W.

Mathewes, Rolf W.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0609/2006276791.html

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Summary

The most isolated archipelago on the west coast of the Americas, inhabited for at least 10,500 years, Haida Gwaii has fascinated scientists, social scientists, historians, and inquisitive travellers for decades. This book brings together the results of extensive and varied field research by both federal agencies and independent researchers, and carefully integrates them with earlier archaeological, ethnohistorical, and paleoenvironmental work in the region. It imparts significant new information about the natural history of Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, and the adjacent areas of Hecate Strait. Chapters analyze new data on ice retreat, shoreline and sea level change, faunal communities, and culture history, providing a more comprehensive picture of the history of the islands from the late glacial through the prehistoric period, to the time of European contact, known to the Haida as the "time of the Iron People."