This dissertation aims to provide insight into the relationships between environmental
factors and the organization of quartz technology in northern Manitoba by evaluating the
contribution of large pegmatite quarries to quartz economies around Granville and
Southern Indian Lakes. Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) quantification of trace
element (Ti, Ge, U, Th) concentrations and Pb isotope ratios was used to characterize
large sources of pegmatite quartz exploited by toolmakers in the Granville Lake and Lac
La Ronge regions of northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, respectively. The same
technique was applied to a sample of formal quartz tools from the Churchill River
Diversion Archaeological Project (CRDAP) study area in northern Manitoba. Quarry and
artifact results were compared. The results of this analysis indicate: 1) characterized
pegmatite quartz sources in the Granville Lake district likely played a significant role in quartz economies in the Churchill River basin of northern Manitoba, 2) toolmakers in the study area had large lithic procurement ranges, and 3) lithic resource stress contributed to the selection of technological strategies in the Churchill River basin.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:MWU.1993/22192 |
| Date | 16 September 2013 |
| Creators | ten Bruggencate, Rachel E. |
| Contributors | Fayek, Mostafa (Anthropology), Milne, S. Brooke (Anthropology) Oakes, Jill (Environment and Geography) Boyd, Matthew (Lakehead University) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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