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Chipewyan prehistory

Problems in the prehistory of the North American subarctic : the Athapaskan questionCalgaryPublished In 1977 • Pages: 72-77

By: Gordon, Bryan C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Gordon sumarizes Taltheilei archaeology as it pertains to Chipewyan prehistory. He begins with a synopsis of the ethnographic Chipewyan and then describes the material culture of the Earliest, Early, Middle, Late, and Historic Periods. Gordon estimates the Earliest Taltheilei occupation occurs around 650 to 500 B.C.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Location
Prehistory
Lithic industries
Settlement patterns
Weapons
General tools
Chronologies and culture sequences
Typologies and classifications
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Chipewyans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1998
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry ; 1998
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
650 B.C. - A.D. 1850
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Taltheilei tradition; north central Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Bryan C. Gordon
For bibliographical references see 61: References cited
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80494866
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Chipewyan Indians