An assemblage of distinctive projectile points from the Fincastle site (DlOx-5),
Alberta at c. 2500 B.P. instigated an analysis of archaeological cultures on the Northern
Plains during the late Middle Prehistoric Period. Archaeological sites included in this
study are from the Pelican Lake Phase, the Besant Phase, the Sandy Creek Complex, a
previously Unnamed Complex, and the Plains Woodland at approximately 2500 – 1250
B.P. A projectile point analysis was conducted on assemblages from Fincastle, EbPi-63,
EgPn-111, Kenney (DjPk-1), Leavitt (24LT22), Muhlbach (FbPf-1), and Smith-Swainson
(FeOw-1) sites. As part of this study, nearly 40 metric and non-metric attributes were
examined in approximately 500 projectile points from these seven sites. Research
findings indicate that two coeval groups existed in Alberta, identified as the Kenney and Sonota subphases of the Besant Phase. Two additional subphases are hypothesized for the
Besant Phase in Wyoming and Montana. / xix, 379 leaves ; 29 cm.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:ALU.w.uleth.ca/dspace#10133/544 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Varsakis, Irene, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science |
| Contributors | Bubel, Shawn |
| Publisher | Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Geography |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | Thesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science) |
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