Introduction: The Eagle Lake project and Athapaskan migrations -- Ethnographic and archaeological settlement patterns -- Regional survey -- Excavation and dating of plateau pithouse tradition and Athapaskan sites -- Ethnic identification of material culture -- Athapaskan migrations : the view from Eagle Lake -- Conclusions
Summary
"In Athapaskan Migrations, authors R.G. Matson and Martin P.R. Magne use a variety of methods to identify and describe the arrival of the Athapaskan-speaking Chilcotin Indians in west central British Columbia. By contrasting two similar geographic areas - using the parallel direct historical approach - the authors define this aspect of Athapaskan culture. They present a sophisticated model of Northern Athapaskan migrations based on extensive archaeological, ethnographic, and dendrochronological research."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index