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Author : Fedje, D.; Mackie, Q.; and McLaren, D.
Date : 2008.
Title : Investigating ancient landscapes: west coast Canada.
Publication : Sixth World Archaeological Congress. June 29 - July 4, 2008. Dublin, Ireland.
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Abstract
Investigation of the earliest human occupation of the west coast of Canada is constrained by the very dynamic and regional nature of environmental change during early post-glacial time, and by the heavily forested and remote nature of the modern environment. Modeling ancient landscapes, especially former shoreline positions, has led to advances in knowledge of the earliest Holocene cultural record. Use of LiDAR, Swath Bathymetry and other imaging tools enables more precise targeting of palaeo-coastal features as well as karst landforms. Pre-Holocene human history is currently only glimpsed through investigation of karst caves including three on Haida Gwaii showing bear hunting extending from at least 11,000 BP. These methods and results, together with other paleoecological research, are helping to better understand the ancient coastal landscape and direct research towards earliest human occupation sites.
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