Haida Gwaii : human history and environment from the time of loon to the time of the iron people

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Illustrations Foreword by Guujaaw Foreword by Knut Fladmark Preface and Acknowledgments / Daryl W. Fedje and Rolf W. Mathewes A Note on Radiocarbon Dating Part 1: Paleoenvironmental History 1 Late Quaternary Geology of Haida Gwaii and Surrounding Marine Areas / J. Vaughn Barrie, Kim W. Conway, Heiner Josenhans, John J. Clague, Rolf W. Mathewes, and Daryl W. Fedje 2 Hecate Strait Paleoshorelines / Daryl W. Fedje, Heiner Josenhans, John J. Clague, J. Vaughn Barrie, David J. Archer, and John R. Southon 3 Terrestrial Paleoecology of Haida Gwaii and the Continental Shelf: Vegetation, Climate, and Plant Resources of the Coastal Migration Route / Terri Lacourse and Rolf W. Mathewes 4 Vegetation History of Anthony Island, Haida Gwaii, and Its Relationship to Climate Change and Human Settlement / Richard J. Hebda, Marlow G. Pellatt, Rolf W. Mathewes, Daryl W. Fedje, and Steven Acheson 5 The Evolution of Endemic Species in Haida Gwaii / Tom Reimchen and Ashley Byun 6 History of the Vertebrate Fauna in Haida Gwaii / Rebecca J. Wigen Part 2: Haida Traditional History 7 Tllsda Xaaydas K'aaygang.nga: Long, Long Ago Haida Ancient Stories / Kii7iljuus (Barbara J. Wilson) and Heather Harris 8 Taadl, Nang Kilslaas, and Haida / Nang Kiing.aay7uuans (James Young) Part 3: Haida History through Archaeological Research 9 Overview of Cultural History / Daryl W. Fedje and Quentin Mackie 10 Millennial Tides and Shifting Shores: Archaeology on a Dynamic Landscape / Daryl W. Fedje, Tina Christensen, Heiner Josenhans, Joanne B. McSporran, and Jennifer Harding 11 Kilgii Gwaay: An Early Maritime Site in the South of Haida Gwaii / Daryl W. Fedje, Alexander P. Mackie, Rebecca J. Wigen, Quentin Mackie, and Cynthia Lake 12 Test Excavations at Raised Beach Sites in Southern Haida Gwaii and Their Significance to Northwest Coast Archaeology / Daryl W. Fedje, Martin P. Magne, and Tina Christensen 13 Raised Beach Archaeology in Northern Haida Gwaii: Preliminary Results from the Cohoe Creek Site / Tina Christensen and Jim Stafford 14 The Graham Tradition / Quentin Mackie and Steven Acheson 15 Gwaii Haanas Settlement Archaeology / Steven Acheson 16 Shoreline Settlement Patterns in Gwaii Haanas during the Early and Late Holocene / Alexander P. Mackie and Ian D. Sumpter Conclusion: Synthesis of Environmental and Archaeological Data / Daryl W. Fedje and Rolf W. Mathewes References Notes on Contributors Index