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Contact in the 16th Century: Networks Among Fishers, Foragers and Farmers (Mercury)
Brad Loewen
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From Labrador to Lake Ontario, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to French Acadia, and Huronia-Wendaki to Tadoussac, and from one chapter to the next, this scholarly collection of archaeological findings focuses on 16th century European goods found in Native contexts and within greater networks, forming a conceptual interplay of place and mobility. The four initial chapters are set around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where Euro-Native contact was direct and the historical record is strongest. Contact networks radiated northward into Inuit settings where European iron nails, roofing tile fragments and ceramics are found. Glass beads are scarce on Inuit sites ... Read more
From Labrador to Lake Ontario, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to French Acadia, and Huronia-Wendaki to Tadoussac, and from one chapter to the next, this scholarly collection of archaeological findings focuses on 16th century European goods found in Native contexts and within greater networks, forming a conceptual interplay of place and mobility. The four initial chapters are set around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where Euro-Native contact was direct and the historical record is strongest. Contact networks radiated northward into Inuit settings where European iron nails, roofing tile fragments and ceramics are found. Glass beads are scarce on Inuit sites ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Mercury
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN
9780776623603
SKU
V9780776623603
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About Brad Loewen
Brad Loewen's work on contact societies began with the Metis bison hunters of the western Plains and led to an exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History. Aspects of Metis society, such as resource accumulation, gender, language and material culture, are conceptually related to many Contact societies that were structured around the extractive industries of the early historical period. In ... Read more
Reviews for Contact in the 16th Century: Networks Among Fishers, Foragers and Farmers (Mercury)
A superb collection [...]. This is a beautifully produced volume with excellent color plates of the artifacts, color maps, and no production problems that I found. It is highly recommended for the specialist.
Marvin T. Smith, Professor of Anthropology (retired) Vol. 28, p. 92-93 Ce rassemblement des connaissances de premiere main, acquises par ce groupe select d'archeologues specialistes de ... Read more
Marvin T. Smith, Professor of Anthropology (retired) Vol. 28, p. 92-93 Ce rassemblement des connaissances de premiere main, acquises par ce groupe select d'archeologues specialistes de ... Read more