THE PREHISTORY OF MONTREAL LAKE, CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN
Date
1976
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ORCID
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Masters
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to present an outline of the
culture history of Montreal Lake in central Saskatchewan. This
reconstruction is based on material culture remains recovered by a
survey and excavation program carried out in the region during the
summer field seasons of 1972 and 1973.
The culture history of the Montreal Lake region consisted
of a number of occupations which occurred sporadically and which
varied in distribution and duration. Most of the occupational
prehistory was represented by northern Plains related complexes and
traditions. The earliest identified occupations included Oxbow,
McKean, Duncan and Hanna complexes of the early Meso-Indian period,
possibly dating to 2000 B.C. in this region. Succeeding complexes,
including Pelican Lake and Besant materials, were also Plains
affiliated although some unidentified cultural materials could have
been derived from other areas. Around A.D. 1500, occupations indicative
of a boreal forest cultural tradition, the Clearwater Lake complex,
appeared and persisted until the contact period.
The sites located in the Montreal Lake region constituted a
settlement pattern which clustered around the entrance to the
Montreal River. The sites in this locality were slightly larger than
sites located around the lake, and also evidenced a greater density
and temporal range of cultural materials. The analysis of faunal
remains from one site in this locality permitted inferences to be
drawn concerning subsistence resources and seasonality of occupation.
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Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Archaeology and Anthropology
Program
Archaeology and Anthropology