Alberta Plains Prehistory - A Review / Dog Days in Southern Alberta, Occasional Papers Nos. 27 & 28, 1986
by Vickers, J. Roderick; Brink, Jack
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alberta: Archaeological Survey of Alberta, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed and generically inscribed by Rod Vickers upon title page. xii, 139 + vii, 73 pages. Footnotes. Black and white maps and illustrations. A brief history of archaeology in Alberta is presented and the Plains region of the province is described. Classificatory systems for organizing Plains prehistory are reviewed. The possibility of a mid-Wisconsin occupation, and the implication of the Late Wisconsin ice-free corridor are considered. The problem of megafauna extinction and over-hunting is briefly examined. The second paper addresses the question of the positions of various Plains Indian tribes across the southern Alberta landscape at about the time of first European influence and, later, actual European contact. The primary data sources consulted ar the published historic and ethnographic accounts of the four tribes given serious consideration - the Blackfoot, the Kutenai, the Gros Ventre and the Snake or Shoshoni. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 732H3052
- Title
- Alberta Plains Prehistory - A Review / Dog Days in Southern Alberta, Occasional Papers Nos. 27 & 28, 1986
- Author
- Vickers, J. Roderick; Brink, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Archaeological Survey of Alberta
- Place of Publication
- Alberta
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Alberta Plains Prehistory - A Review / Dog Days in Southern Alberta, Occasional Papers Nos. 27 & 28, 1986 Blackfoot, the Kutenai, the Gros Ventre and the Snake or Shoshoni Tribes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Peoples; Alberta;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
RareNonFiction.com
All items packed very securely in sturdy new cardboard cartons and shipped promptly with tracking and full insurance. Higher value items double- or triple-boxed. In addition to traditional payment methods we are pleased to accept BTC, ETH, LTC and DASH.
About the Seller
RareNonFiction.com
Biblio member since 2003
Ladysmith, British Columbia
About RareNonFiction.com
Full-time specialists in rare nonfiction books and vintage magazines since 2001. Our inventory of over 20,000 items is wonderfully diverse and constantly growing. All items shipped in sturdy new cardboard cartons with tracking and full insurance. As proud members IOBA we adhere to its code of ethics. Phone: 1-877-660-6118 or +1-250-245-8959. Email: info@rarenonfiction.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...