Archaeological Site Vulnerability Modelling: The Influence of High Impact Storm Events on Models of Shoreline Erosion in the Western Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Open Archaeology
• Main Author: O’Rourke Michael J. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2017
• Subjects: archaeological site management; vulnerability mapping; coastal erosion; geographic information systems; (gis); Archaeology; CC1-960; Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Tuktoyaktuk; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; Kugmallit Bay; Toker Point; Inuvialuit; Richards Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2017-0001; https://doaj.org/article/243f197c75dc40aeb6813cb84d43f742

Much of the Inuvialuit archaeological record is situated along shorelines of the western Canadian Arctic. These coastal sites are at substantial risk of damage due to a number of geomorphological processes at work in the region. The identification of threatened heritage remains is critical in the Ma...