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Social Science Archaeology

The Gowen Sites: Cultural Responses to Climatic Warming on the Northern Plains (7500-5000 B.C.)

by (author) Ernest Gordon Walker

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1992
Category
Archaeology
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    ISBN
    9781772821376
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $11.99

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An analysis and description of archaeological materials from two Early Middle Period sites, Gowen 1 and Gowen 2, located in south central Saskatchewan. Descriptions of the physical and biotic environments, both past and present, are provided, as are detailed descriptions of various artifact assemblages and cultural features. Comparisons with 113 other archaeological sites situated throughout the Plains area are made and a discriminant function analysis of a series of Early Middle Prehistoric Period projectile points is carried out.

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