Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory
Reports geological investigations is 1956-1957 to aid in dating the archeological finds. Quaternary sediments in a clay and a sand sequence are described; their stratigraphic relationships have been disrupted by soil movements resulting from freezing and thawing and from downslope creep. These soil...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66709 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory Mackay, J.R. Mathews, W.H. MacNeish, R.S. 1961-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66709 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66709/50622 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66709 ARCTIC; Vol. 14 No. 1 (1961): March: 1–80; 25-52 1923-1245 0004-0843 Glaciation Innissiaq Hill region Yukon info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1961 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:31Z Reports geological investigations is 1956-1957 to aid in dating the archeological finds. Quaternary sediments in a clay and a sand sequence are described; their stratigraphic relationships have been disrupted by soil movements resulting from freezing and thawing and from downslope creep. These soil movements, their mechanisms and rates postulated, apparently buried an organic layer containing artifacts progressively between two layers of marine clay. Due to overturning and mixing of layers of different ages, further complicated by a possible upthrust of the marine clay by glacier ice, the artifacts cannot be dated by geological means. From evidence indicating only one marine invasion coincident with glacial advance however, the archeological material is concluded to postdate the last Pleistocene glaciation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Innissiaq Hill ENVELOPE(-139.522,-139.522,69.358,69.358) Yukon ARCTIC 14 1 |
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Reports geological investigations is 1956-1957 to aid in dating the archeological finds. Quaternary sediments in a clay and a sand sequence are described; their stratigraphic relationships have been disrupted by soil movements resulting from freezing and thawing and from downslope creep. These soil movements, their mechanisms and rates postulated, apparently buried an organic layer containing artifacts progressively between two layers of marine clay. Due to overturning and mixing of layers of different ages, further complicated by a possible upthrust of the marine clay by glacier ice, the artifacts cannot be dated by geological means. From evidence indicating only one marine invasion coincident with glacial advance however, the archeological material is concluded to postdate the last Pleistocene glaciation. |
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Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory |
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Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory |
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Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory |
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Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory |
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Geology of the Engigstciak Archaeological Site, Yukon Territory |
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geology of the engigstciak archaeological site, yukon territory |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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