Tipi Rings and Plains Prehistory
A Reassessment of their Archaeological Potential
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1982
- Category
- Archaeology
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- ISBN
- 9781772821024
- Publish Date
- Jan 1982
- List Price
- $15.99
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Description
This study compares a model of the relationship between tipi and the tipi ring, using primarily ethnographic information, to data from the British Block Cairn site in southeastern Alberta. It demonstrates that the tipi required a considerable investment of raw materials, and, as a result, the tipi ring is a product of a carefully reasoned decision on the correct anchoring strategy for a given environmental setting.