Archaeology and paleogeography of a Lake‐Wetland complex

Modeling the postglacial evolution of the Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

Bibliographic Data

ID12132932
AuthorsJames Conolly (0000-0001-7609-7062, Department of Anthropology Trent University Peterborough Canada, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume35
Issue4
Pages433-450
Publication date2020-01-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/gea.21783
OpenAlexW3000066423
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

This study uses a combination of isostatic rebound, hydrological flow, and sedimentation models to generate predictions about the postglacial evolution (from ca. 12.0 ka cal BP to the modern‐day) of the Kawartha Lakes region of central Ontario, Canada. Changes in shoreline and wetland configuration are mapped and quantified so as to inform understanding of the environmental history of the region and illuminate the manner of its evolution. This knowledge is discussed in the context of the human history of the region, particularly the relationship between ancestral Indigenous communities and their relationship to lakes and wetlands. Areas of significant shoreline transgression are identified and thus where inundated archaeological sites are likely to exist. The scale of loss of wetland areas as a result of 19th‐century dam construction is also estimated along with the impacts of settler dams on Michi Saagigg Nishaabeg First Nations traditional harvesting practices

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Geography · Marine transgression · Palaeogeography · Physical geography · Shore · Structural basin · Wetland · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology