16 Shoreline Settlement Patterns in Gwaii Haanas during the Early and Late Holocene

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Foreword xii
5. Foreword xiv
6. Preface and Acknowledgments xviii
7. A Note on Radiocarbon Dating xxi
8. Paleoenvironmental History
9. Late Quaternary Geology of Haida Gwaii and Surrounding Marine Areas 7
10. Hecate Strait Paleoshorelines 21
11. Terrestrial Paleoecology of Haida Gwaii and the Continental Shelf: Vegetation, Climate, and Plant Resources of the Coastal Migration Route 38
12. Vegetation History of Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii, and Its Relationship to Climate Change and Human Settlement 59
13. The Evolution of Endemic Species in Haida Gwaii 77
14. History of the Vertebrate Fauna in Haida Gwaii 96
15. Haida Traditional History
16. Tllsda Xaaydas Ḵ’aaygang.nga: Long, Long Ago Haida Ancient Stories 121
17. Taadl, Nang Kilslaas, and Haida 140
18. Haida History through Archaeological Research
19. Overview of Cultural History 154
20. Millennial Tides and Shifting Shores: Archaeology on a Dynamic Landscape 163
21. Kilgii Gwaay: An Early Maritime Site in the South of Haida Gwaii 187
22. Test Excavations at Raised Beach Sites in Southern Haida Gwaii and Their Significance to Northwest Coast Archaeology 204
23. Raised Beach Archaeology in Northern Haida Gwaii: Preliminary Results from the Cohoe Creek Site 245
24. The Graham Tradition 274
25. Gwaii Haanas Settlement Archaeology 303
26. Shoreline Settlement Patterns in Gwaii Haanas during the Early and Late Holocene 337
27. Conclusion: Synthesis of Environmental and Archaeological Data 372
28. References 376
29. Notes on Contributors 402
30. Index 407