book chapter

Environmental archeology and cultural systems in Hamilton Inlet, Labrador: a survey of the central Labrador coast from 3000 B.C. to the present

Smithsonian Institution Press; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]Washington, D.C. • Published In 1972 • Pages: 21, 299 , 87 plates

By: Fitzhugh, William W..

Abstract
This source is a study of contemporary and past environments and human adaptations in Hamilton Inlet, Labrador. The portions processed for the files include data on the present-day environment, some ethnographic information about Montagnais-Naskapi subsistence and settlement patterns, and data on environmental and historical reconstruction. The author uses present-day ethnographic materials and seconday sources to construct models of 'subsistence settlement systems' and adaptational types to interpret the archaeological record by ethnographic analogy. The source includes excellent environmental data and interesting theoretical models of processes of adaptation. The Hamilton Inlet area is and has been culturally mixed. The researcher should be aware of the fact that some of the data, especially that referring to marine adaptations, may refer to Labrador Eskimos rather than the Montagnais-Naskapi.
Subjects
Prehistory
Annual cycle
Geography
Historical reconstruction
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
culture
Innu
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1977-1978
Field Date
1968, 1969 (summers)
Coverage Place
Hamilton Inlet, Lake Melville, Labrador, Canada
Notes
William W. Fitzhugh
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207)
Only pages i-xxi, 12-24, 45-53, 68-70, 157-187, and 198-211 have been processed for the Files
LCCN
79171589
LCSH
Innu Indians