Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin: Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1926836901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 412 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Ronaghan hasserved in a research and regulatory compliance role with the Governmentof Alberta. He currently directs a team responsible for overseeingarchaeological studies in Alberta. Brian M
Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape in the Lower Athabasca Basin, one that made deposits of bitumen available for surface mining. Less well known is the discovery that this flood also produced an environment that supported perhaps the most intensive use of boreal forest resources by prehistoric Native people yet recognized in Canada. Evidence from between 9,500 and 5,000 years ago - the result of several major excavations - has confirmed extensive human use of the region's resources, while important cont
Over the past two decades, the oil sands region of northeastern Alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. Studies undertaken to meet the conservation requirements of the Alberta Historical Resources Act have yielded a rich and varied record of prehistoric habitation and activity in the oil sands area. They also examine the challenges of managing this irreplaceable heritage resource in the face of ongoing development.. Less well known is the discovery that this flood also produced an environment that supported perhaps the most intensive use of boreal forest resources by prehi