James W Helmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1349047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James W Helmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | James W |
| FAMILY NAME | Helmer |
| SIGNATURE | HELMER J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Methods for determination of the source of iron in precontact Inuit and Dorset culture artifacts from the Canadian Arctic
Resurrecting the Spirit(s) of Taylor’s "Carlsberg Culture": Cultural Traditions and Cultural Horizons in Eastern Arctic Prehistory
Late Dorset architecture on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Late Dorset dwellings from two sites on Little Cornwallis Island (Nunavut) illustrate the diversity of architectural forms from this period. Ten architectural features are described. They include five tent rings, ascribed to warm season occupations, and five rectangular semi-subterranean houses with axial features, including one exceptionally well-preserved example, ascribed to cold season occupations. Variations in size, number of hearths, and c…
Qitdlarssuaq: The Story of a Polar Migration, by Guy Mary-Rousselière
The coverage begins with the northwestern region, where Clark devotes three chapters (1-3) to discussing the archaeological evidence for the history of this subregion.The depth of treatment decreases, however, as he proceeds eastward, with two chapters (5-6) devoted to the north-central subarea and only one (7) to the third.This emphasis reflects, I suspect, Clark's own interest and expertise, not to mention the availability of appropriate source…
Prehistoric Site Location Strategies in the North Devon Lowlands, High Arctic Canada
The settlement pattern data from 184 archaeological components discovered on the NE coast of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, during the 1982 through 1987 field seasons are summarized and locational, compositional, and chronological observations made on these components are tabulated and evaluated quantitatively. Significant patterns in site distributions through both space and time are demonstrated. The relationship between the site location…
The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands
In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in…
The Holocene Paleoecology of Jenny Lake Area, Southwest Yukon, and Its Implications for Prehistory
The pollen stratigraphy of a core extracted from Jenny Lake, southwest Yukon, in 1984 has marked archaeological significance. Five palynological zones are identified as follows: Zone JL1, the oldest (ca. 12,500-9,500 B.P.), is a Betula shrub tundra assemblage; Zone JL2 (ca. 9,500-8,500 B.P.) an Alnus shrub tundra; Zone JL3 (ca. 8,500-4,500 B.P.) a Picea forest; Zone JL4 (ca. 4,500-2,000 B.P.) a Picea-Alnus woodland; and JL5 (ca. 2,000 B.P.-presen…
Window on the Past: Archaeological Assessment of the Peace Point Site, Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, by Marc G. Stevenson and response from the Author
Diamond Jenness (1886-1969)
Jenness quickly found his curiosity about anthropology blossoming into a vocation. In 1911 he was appointed Oxford Scholar to Papua, New Guinea, where he spent twelve months studying Northern Entrecasteaux. Upon his return to New Zealand, he was asked to join Canadian Arctic Expedition, an ambitious government-funded scientific enterprise under direction of well-known arctic explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and R.M. Anderson. In June, 1913, Jennes…
The Bruce Collection of Eskimo Material Culture from Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, by James W. VanStone
Early Dorset in the High Arctic: A Report from Karluk Island, N.W.T
During the months of July and August 1978, a programme of archaeological excavations was conducted on Karluk Island in the Crozier Strait region of the Canadian High Arctic. The purpose of this project was to continue the examination, begun in 1977, of a number of early Dorset sites .... The objectives were to recover a sufficient sample of artifacts to legitimately conduct inter-regional comparisons, and to obtain ancillary data pertaining to st…
The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands
In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in…
Late Dorset architecture on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Late Dorset dwellings from two sites on Little Cornwallis Island (Nunavut) illustrate the diversity of architectural forms from this period. Ten architectural features are described. They include five tent rings, ascribed to warm season occupations, and five rectangular semi-subterranean houses with axial features, including one exceptionally well-preserved example, ascribed to cold season occupations. Variations in size, number of hearths, and c…
Prehistoric Site Location Strategies in the North Devon Lowlands, High Arctic Canada
The settlement pattern data from 184 archaeological components discovered on the NE coast of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, during the 1982 through 1987 field seasons are summarized and locational, compositional, and chronological observations made on these components are tabulated and evaluated quantitatively. Significant patterns in site distributions through both space and time are demonstrated. The relationship between the site location…
The Bruce Collection of Eskimo Material Culture from Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, by James W. VanStone
Early Dorset in the High Arctic: A Report from Karluk Island, N.W.T
During the months of July and August 1978, a programme of archaeological excavations was conducted on Karluk Island in the Crozier Strait region of the Canadian High Arctic. The purpose of this project was to continue the examination, begun in 1977, of a number of early Dorset sites .... The objectives were to recover a sufficient sample of artifacts to legitimately conduct inter-regional comparisons, and to obtain ancillary data pertaining to st…
Diamond Jenness (1886-1969)
Jenness quickly found his curiosity about anthropology blossoming into a vocation. In 1911 he was appointed Oxford Scholar to Papua, New Guinea, where he spent twelve months studying Northern Entrecasteaux. Upon his return to New Zealand, he was asked to join Canadian Arctic Expedition, an ambitious government-funded scientific enterprise under direction of well-known arctic explorers Vilhjalmur Stefansson and R.M. Anderson. In June, 1913, Jennes…
Window on the Past: Archaeological Assessment of the Peace Point Site, Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, by Marc G. Stevenson and response from the Author
The Holocene Paleoecology of Jenny Lake Area, Southwest Yukon, and Its Implications for Prehistory
The pollen stratigraphy of a core extracted from Jenny Lake, southwest Yukon, in 1984 has marked archaeological significance. Five palynological zones are identified as follows: Zone JL1, the oldest (ca. 12,500-9,500 B.P.), is a Betula shrub tundra assemblage; Zone JL2 (ca. 9,500-8,500 B.P.) an Alnus shrub tundra; Zone JL3 (ca. 8,500-4,500 B.P.) a Picea forest; Zone JL4 (ca. 4,500-2,000 B.P.) a Picea-Alnus woodland; and JL5 (ca. 2,000 B.P.-presen…
The Palaeo-Eskimo Prehistory of the North Devon Lowlands
In this paper the distinguishing characteristics of six chronologically discrete Palaeo-Eskimo occupations discovered in the North Devon Lowlands region of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, are summarized and their cultural/chronological positions briefly assessed. Observed variations in the intensity of occupation in the study area and major shifts in the extra-regional cultural affiliations of these six occupational episodes are discussed in…
Qitdlarssuaq: The Story of a Polar Migration, by Guy Mary-Rousselière
The coverage begins with the northwestern region, where Clark devotes three chapters (1-3) to discussing the archaeological evidence for the history of this subregion.The depth of treatment decreases, however, as he proceeds eastward, with two chapters (5-6) devoted to the north-central subarea and only one (7) to the third.This emphasis reflects, I suspect, Clark's own interest and expertise, not to mention the availability of appropriate source…
Prehistoric Site Location Strategies in the North Devon Lowlands, High Arctic Canada
The settlement pattern data from 184 archaeological components discovered on the NE coast of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, during the 1982 through 1987 field seasons are summarized and locational, compositional, and chronological observations made on these components are tabulated and evaluated quantitatively. Significant patterns in site distributions through both space and time are demonstrated. The relationship between the site location…
Late Dorset architecture on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Late Dorset dwellings from two sites on Little Cornwallis Island (Nunavut) illustrate the diversity of architectural forms from this period. Ten architectural features are described. They include five tent rings, ascribed to warm season occupations, and five rectangular semi-subterranean houses with axial features, including one exceptionally well-preserved example, ascribed to cold season occupations. Variations in size, number of hearths, and c…
Resurrecting the Spirit(s) of Taylor’s "Carlsberg Culture": Cultural Traditions and Cultural Horizons in Eastern Arctic Prehistory
Methods for determination of the source of iron in precontact Inuit and Dorset culture artifacts from the Canadian Arctic
Geology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (7 works) · Physical geography (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Oceanography (6 works) · Oceanography (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works)