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Recognizing macrofossils : a pictorial guide to some common seeds and shells from alluvial deposits in southern Alberta

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Macrofossils such as seeds and shells are excellent resources for reconstructing past environments. This paper reviews diagnostic characteristics and presents microphotographs of fossil and modern... More ≫

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Macrofossils such as seeds and shells are excellent resources for reconstructing past environments. This paper reviews diagnostic characteristics and presents microphotographs of fossil and modern specimens of taxa commonly encountered in near-stream sediment samples from a southern Alberta flood investigation program. The goal of this paper is to provide critical identification information about the target taxa to non-specialists. We hope that this will promote the further collection of macroremain-rich samples and provide a foundational approach for describing seeds and shells. Part of the 37th volume of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper series, which contains 18 articles exploring multiple facets of the impact on archaeological resources of the 2013 flood in southern Alberta.

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Annotated bibliography : Late Quaternary studies in Alberta's western corridor (1950-1988)

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This annotated bibliography includes papers, short notes, theses, conference abstracts and maps published between 1950-1988. The citations deal with surficial geology, glacial history,... More ≫

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This annotated bibliography includes papers, short notes, theses, conference abstracts and maps published between 1950-1988. The citations deal with surficial geology, glacial history, palaeontology and palaeoenvironments in the Western Corridor of Alberta between roughly 30,000 to 6,000 years BP. The bibliography includes about 650 citations. It was compiled primarily as a research aid for archaeologists and others involved in the Archaeological Survey of Alberta's "First Albertans" project - an investigation into the initial peopling of Alberta.

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