SOME IDEAS CONCERNING THE FORMULATION OF RESEARCH DESIGNS AND EXCAVATION METHODOLOGIES ON BOREAL FOREST HABITATION SITES

This paper takes a critical look at current approaches to the excavation of habitation sites in the Boreal Forest, using examples gained from a decade of actual field research in northwestern Ontario, Canada (Fig.1). Some fallacies regarding site size and stratification are examined in the light of...

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Published in:Midcontinental journal of archaeology 1988-01, Vol.13 (2), p.187-221
Main Author: REID, C. S. PADDY
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
America and Arctic regions
Archaeological methods
Archaeological sites
Archaeological surveys
Archaeology
Boreal forests
Excavations
Forestry research
Generalities
Historical archaeology
North America
Prehistory and protohistory
Research design
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Summary:This paper takes a critical look at current approaches to the excavation of habitation sites in the Boreal Forest, using examples gained from a decade of actual field research in northwestern Ontario, Canada (Fig.1). Some fallacies regarding site size and stratification are examined in the light of recent evidence; the severe problem of "collapsed stratigraphy" is discussed and possible methodological solutions are proposed; and a specific research design is presented. The reconstruction of social patterning is emphasized through the medium of successful examples of research design and interpretative methodology from Archaic, Middle and Late Woodland cultural components in the study area.
ISSN:0146-1109
2327-4271