A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) /
This thesis presents a taphonomic analysis of a zooarchaeological assemblage excavated from JfEl-10, a Thule site located near modern Quaqtaq in Nunavik. Little is known of the Thule occupation of Nunavik, and even less concerning Thule subsistence activities here. As a result, this is one of the fi...
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ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.79963 2023-05-15T15:06:15+02:00 A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / Lofthouse, Susan E. Savelle, James (advisor) Master of Arts (Department of Anthropology.) 2003 application/pdf http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79963 en eng McGill University alephsysno: 002084263 proquestno: AAIMQ98463 Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79963 All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Thule culture -- Québec (Province) -- Nunavik Nunavik (Québec) -- Antiquities Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2003 ftcanadathes 2014-02-16T00:49:29Z This thesis presents a taphonomic analysis of a zooarchaeological assemblage excavated from JfEl-10, a Thule site located near modern Quaqtaq in Nunavik. Little is known of the Thule occupation of Nunavik, and even less concerning Thule subsistence activities here. As a result, this is one of the first detailed zooarchaeological analyses performed on Thule archaeofaunas from the Ungava region. Because of the poor preservation that characterized the assemblage, a taphonomic study was undertaken in order to determine the "representativeness" of the faunal remains. Food utility indices are compared to bone density indices, in order to establish the effects of density-mediated attrition upon the faunal remains. A moderate correlation was found between bone density and the identified animal bones. This indicated that, while density-mediated attrition had altered the zooarchaeological assemblage, bone density alone did not provide a sufficient explanation for the observed element distributions. Other taphonomic agents, such as those related to the degree of butchering and the potential effects of cryoturbation upon remains, also need to be taken into consideration. Thesis Arctic Thule culture Nunavik Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Arctic Diana Bay ENVELOPE(-69.915,-69.915,60.917,60.917) Nunavik Quaqtaq ENVELOPE(-69.615,-69.615,61.034,61.034) |
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This thesis presents a taphonomic analysis of a zooarchaeological assemblage excavated from JfEl-10, a Thule site located near modern Quaqtaq in Nunavik. Little is known of the Thule occupation of Nunavik, and even less concerning Thule subsistence activities here. As a result, this is one of the first detailed zooarchaeological analyses performed on Thule archaeofaunas from the Ungava region. Because of the poor preservation that characterized the assemblage, a taphonomic study was undertaken in order to determine the "representativeness" of the faunal remains. Food utility indices are compared to bone density indices, in order to establish the effects of density-mediated attrition upon the faunal remains. A moderate correlation was found between bone density and the identified animal bones. This indicated that, while density-mediated attrition had altered the zooarchaeological assemblage, bone density alone did not provide a sufficient explanation for the observed element distributions. Other taphonomic agents, such as those related to the degree of butchering and the potential effects of cryoturbation upon remains, also need to be taken into consideration. |
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Lofthouse, Susan E. |
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A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / |
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A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / |
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A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / |
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A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / |
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A taphonomic treatment of Thule zooarchaeological materials from Diana Bay, Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) / |
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taphonomic treatment of thule zooarchaeological materials from diana bay, nunavik (arctic quebec) / |
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McGill University |
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Master of Arts (Department of Anthropology.) |
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ENVELOPE(-69.915,-69.915,60.917,60.917) ENVELOPE(-69.615,-69.615,61.034,61.034) |
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Arctic Diana Bay Nunavik Quaqtaq |
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Arctic Diana Bay Nunavik Quaqtaq |
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Arctic Thule culture Nunavik |
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Arctic Thule culture Nunavik |
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