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Author : Driver, J.
Date : 2005.
Title : Paleoindian pioneers along the Peace.
Publication : 63rd Annual Plains Anthropological Conference. October 19-23, 2005.Edmonton, Alberta.
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Abstract
In a symposium honouring Barney Reeves, it is appropriate to review the Paleoindian component at Charlie Lake Cave in the Peace River region of Northeastern British Columbia. Much of Barney's best known work took place along the East slopes of the Rockies and the much-debated 'ice-free corridor' to the East, and Paleoindian material was recovered regularly during fieldwork that he directed. However, well-preserved early Paleoindian sites are uncommon in Canada, probably because paraglacial landscapes were very dynamic, and sites are deeply buried. As a result, the few well-stratified and dated sites assume an importance to archaeologists that is likely out of proportion to the importance accorded them by their original inhabitants. This overview summarizes faunal and lithic material at Charlie Lake Cave dating from about 10,500 to 9500 B.P. The site provides data relevant to a number of themes that have characterized Barney's career and have been influential in the work of his students: paleoenvironmental reconstruction; the opening of the post-glacial corridor; analysis of hunting and food processing; lithic analysis; mobility and settlement patterns; and the role of ideology in past societies
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