Light from Ancient Campfires

Archaeological Evidence for Native Lifeways on the Northern Plains

Trevor R Peck

• Publisher: AU Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9781926836300
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Archaeology
• Index: Social Sciences

Light from Ancient Campfires is the first book in twenty years to gather together a comprehensive prehistoric archaeological record of the Northern Plains First Nations. In this important examination of the region's earliest inhabitants, author Trevor Peck reviews the many changes of interpretation that have occurred in relevant literature published during the last two decades. Beginning with the earliest archaeological evidence for people in Alberta, Light from Ancient Campfires covers each period in chronological sequence.Throughout his research, Peck asks the following questions: What defines the cultural entity? How has our notion of it changed with increased information? What is the current state of thought concerning this issue? Light from Ancient Campfires provides a new definition for each archaeological phase, setting previous literature in a new light.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of tables
• List of Figures
• List of Plates
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Earliest Inhabitants Prior to ca. 11,050 BP
• 2 Early Prehistoric Period ca. 11,050 to 8,600 BP
• 3 Early to Middle Prehistoric Period Transition ca. 8,600 to 7,500 BP
• 4 Middle Prehistoric Period ca. 7,500 to 1,500 BP
• 5 Middle to Late Prehistoric Period Transition ca. 1,500 to 1,350 BP
• 6 Late Prehistoric Period ca. 1,350 to 250 BP
• 7 Late Prehistoric to Historic Period Transition Protohistoric Period, ca. 250 to 200 BP
• 8 Commentary
• References
• Index