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Glacier Pass Concretions : a pre-contact toolstone from an alpine quarry complex in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

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This article summarizes geochemical and mineralogical analyses of the material called Glacier Pass Concretions including portable X-ray fluorescence, thin sections, and hyperspectral imaging.... More ≫

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This article summarizes geochemical and mineralogical analyses of the material called Glacier Pass Concretions including portable X-ray fluorescence, thin sections, and hyperspectral imaging. Results indicate that pre-contact toolmakers were aware of internal inconsistencies in concretions and targeted specific high silica bands that produced a better quality, predictable substrate for tools. The article presents photographic libraries to aid identification and summarize an archaeometry-based reconstruction of pre-contact cognitive approaches to a raw material seasonally exploited in an alpine area for several thousand years.

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An excavation at the White Horse Lake Cairn (EeOo-1), with comparisons to other excavated cairns in southern Alberta

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This is an article about pre-contact stone features in Alberta. The results of an archaeological excavation of a stone cairn in southern Alberta are compared to results of other excavations at... More ≫

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This is an article about pre-contact stone features in Alberta. The results of an archaeological excavation of a stone cairn in southern Alberta are compared to results of other excavations at stone cairns in the province. The results inform expectations and management practices concerning an important historic resource in Alberta.

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Digital methods to mediate impacts of the relocation of built heritage and their implications for the Perrenoud Homestead in Alberta

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This is an article about digital methods of heritage preservation. The article outlines the results of efforts to digitally document a historic building in southern Alberta prior to dismantling.... More ≫

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This is an article about digital methods of heritage preservation. The article outlines the results of efforts to digitally document a historic building in southern Alberta prior to dismantling. The results inform tourism and historic resource management practices in the province.

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Site 243R (FgQm-59) : a stratified campsite on the Snake Indian River in Jasper National Park, Alberta

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This archaeology paper describes work at a stratified site in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Aeolian silts covering the terrace at this site (243R) contained evidence of five cultural components.... More ≫

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This archaeology paper describes work at a stratified site in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Aeolian silts covering the terrace at this site (243R) contained evidence of five cultural components. Radiocarbon dates and recovered projectile points suggest that occupations occurred during the Early, Middle, and Late Precontact Periods. The preliminary results from site 243R excavations provide the basis for a much-needed occupational sequence for Jasper National Park.

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Market potential for regional visitors to Jasper in the fall, winter and spring seasons

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This report presents the findings of a study on the market potential for visitors to Jasper in the fall, winter and spring seasons. The information is intended to assist marketing Jasper as a... More ≫

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This report presents the findings of a study on the market potential for visitors to Jasper in the fall, winter and spring seasons. The information is intended to assist marketing Jasper as a destination in key target areas of Alberta's regional market.

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Eastern slopes prehistory : selected papers

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Presents a collection of archaeological studies seeking to understand the characteristics of the prehistory of the mountains and foothills that form the Eastern Slopes along the Rocky Mountains.... More ≫

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Presents a collection of archaeological studies seeking to understand the characteristics of the prehistory of the mountains and foothills that form the Eastern Slopes along the Rocky Mountains. The papers are organized in a geographical cline from south to north, with those having a more region-wide perspective being retained for the latter portions of the volume. Although considerably greater numbers of studies have been conducted in the southern half of the region, this volume contains a roughly equal number of papers based on data generated north of the Bow River valley. In some cases, these constitute the first published record of that work.

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Ecological (biophysical) land classification of Banff and Jasper National Parks

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Describes the geomorphology, soils, vegetation, and wildlife of Banff and Jasper national parks. Volume I provides a summary account of landforms, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. Volume II... More ≫

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Describes the geomorphology, soils, vegetation, and wildlife of Banff and Jasper national parks. Volume I provides a summary account of landforms, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. Volume II contains a detailed account of the landforms, soils and vegetation. It describes the physical environment, including climate, physiography, topography, geology and geomorphology. The soil orders encountered and their distribution are also outlined.

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