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Esilao : a pit house village in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia Mitchell, Donald Hector
Abstract
This thesis undertakes a comparative study of two adjacent, yet linguistically distinct Fraser River Canyon groups -- the Tait and the Lower Thompson -- through an examination of ethnographic and archaeological data. The archaeological examination is based on results provided by an excavation at the recent Tait pit house village of Esilao in the Canyon near Yale, British Columbia. There were two related objectives. The purpose of the archaeological study was to test whether there was a discernible overlapping of ethnographic and archaeological data. Secondly, the Canyon culture was to be examined to determine whether it showed a greater alignment with the coast or with the interior. The results of ethnographic study show considerable uniformity of Canyon culture and pronounced interior affinities. The archaeological investigation reveals much overlap between ethnographic and archaeological data and indicates that the Esilao village assemblage had a definite interior alignment, thus lending support to the ethnographic findings.
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Esilao : a pit house village in the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia
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University of British Columbia
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1963
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This thesis undertakes a comparative study of two adjacent, yet
linguistically distinct Fraser River Canyon groups -- the Tait and
the Lower Thompson -- through an examination of ethnographic and
archaeological data. The archaeological examination is based on results
provided by an excavation at the recent Tait pit house village of
Esilao in the Canyon near Yale, British Columbia.
There were two related objectives. The purpose of the archaeological
study was to test whether there was a discernible overlapping of ethnographic
and archaeological data. Secondly, the Canyon culture was to be
examined to determine whether it showed a greater alignment with the
coast or with the interior.
The results of ethnographic study show considerable uniformity of
Canyon culture and pronounced interior affinities. The archaeological
investigation reveals much overlap between ethnographic and archaeological
data and indicates that the Esilao village assemblage had a definite
interior alignment, thus lending support to the ethnographic findings.
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eng
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2012-05-28
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0107144
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University of British Columbia
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Graduate
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