Keywords:
Paleontology--Canada.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contributors discuss and explore the unique record of prehistoric landscape use revealed by development in the oil sands region of Alberta.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (566 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781926836911
Series Statement:
Recovering the Past Series ; v.1
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4878430
DDC:
560.9712/32
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION: The Archaeological Heritage of Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin -- Part One: Postglacial Environments -- 1 | A Tale of Two Floods: How the End of the Ice Age Enhanced Oil Sands Recovery-and Decimated the Fossil Record -- 2 | Glacial Geology and Land-Forming Events in the Fort McMurray Region -- 3 | Raised Landforms in the East-Central Oil Sands Region: Origin, Age, and Archaeological Implications -- 4 | Kearl Lake: A Palynological Study and Postglacial Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Alberta's Oil Sands Region -- Part Two: Human History -- 5 | The Early Prehistoric Use of a Flood-Scoured Land scape in Northeastern Alberta -- 6 | A Chronological Outline for the Athabasca Lowlands and Adjacent Areas -- 7 | Lower Athabasca Archaeology: A View from the Fort Hills -- 8 | The Early Human History of the Birch Mountains Uplands -- Part Three: Lithic Resource Use -- 9 | Beaver River Sandstone: Characteristics and Use, with Results of Heat Treatment Experiments -- 10 | The Organization of Lithic Technology at the Quarry of the Ancestors -- 11 | Microblade Technology in the Oil Sands Region: Distinctive Features and Possible Cultural Associations -- Part Four: Archaeological Methods -- 12 | Quarries Investigative Approaches in the Athabasca Oil Sands -- 13 | Cumulative Effects Assessment: Evaluating the Long-Term Impact of Oil Sands Development on Archaeological Resources -- List of Contributors -- Index of Sites -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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