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Household archaeology at the Scowlitz site, Fraser Valley, B.C. Morrison, Sandra Lynne
Abstract
This thesis examines the role of the household in the social history of Sto:lo society, and specifically its role in the development of social complexity. Based on the archaeological house remains from the Scowlitz site, this research proposes a model for household archaeology in the Fraser Valley as an independent line of evidence to investigate the emergence of Sto:lo social complexity. The primary assumption of this research is that the physical structure of the house itself is an accurate representation of its social counterpart, the household. Ethnohistorical and ethnographic data demonstrate that Sto:lo house size and architectural design relate to the size, status, and socio-economic behaviour of households. This thesis applies the model of household archaeology to the Scowlitz data and specifically questions how house size and architectural design change through time, and what these changes may indicate about the evolution of Sto:lo society. Structural features from four superimposed houses at the site document a general increase in house size over the past 3000 years, concurrent with increasingly greater investment being placed in house construction. These changes appear to correspond to transformations in the social and economic organization of ancient Sto:lo society, however future research is necessary to build on the Scowlitz material, and further define the relationship between house form, the household, and social change.
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Household archaeology at the Scowlitz site, Fraser Valley, B.C.
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University of British Columbia
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1997
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This thesis examines the role of the household in the social history of Sto:lo society, and
specifically its role in the development of social complexity. Based on the archaeological house
remains from the Scowlitz site, this research proposes a model for household archaeology in the
Fraser Valley as an independent line of evidence to investigate the emergence of Sto:lo social
complexity. The primary assumption of this research is that the physical structure of the house
itself is an accurate representation of its social counterpart, the household. Ethnohistorical and
ethnographic data demonstrate that Sto:lo house size and architectural design relate to the size,
status, and socio-economic behaviour of households. This thesis applies the model of household
archaeology to the Scowlitz data and specifically questions how house size and architectural
design change through time, and what these changes may indicate about the evolution of Sto:lo
society. Structural features from four superimposed houses at the site document a general
increase in house size over the past 3000 years, concurrent with increasingly greater investment
being placed in house construction. These changes appear to correspond to transformations in
the social and economic organization of ancient Sto:lo society, however future research is
necessary to build on the Scowlitz material, and further define the relationship between house
form, the household, and social change.
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eng
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2009-04-28
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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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10.14288/1.0058394
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University of British Columbia
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1998-05
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Graduate
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