Defining fur trade diet in northern Alberta: an examination of faunal material from Fort Vermilion I

• Main Authors: Read, Joshua, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
• Other Authors: Bubel, Shawn
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geography 2018
• Subjects: Fort Vermillion I Site (Alta.); Trading posts > Alberta; Northern > History; Wildlife as food > Alberta; Northern; Excavations (Archaeology) > Alberta; Kitchen middens > Alberta; Northern > Analysis; Animal remains (Archaeology) > Alberta; Fur trade > Canada; Fur traders > Alberta; Diet > Alberta; Food habits > Alberta; dietary options; faunal material; northern fur trade forts; Alta; Canada; Fort Vermilion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10133/5106

This thesis presents the faunal material from Fort Vermilion I (IaQf-1), a northern Alberta fur trade site. These data, totaling 49,967 faunal elements, were used to study dietary practices at the fort. Statistical values (NISP, MNI, MAU) were combined with utility indices (MUI, SCI), historical doc...