Marc G Stevenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3607116 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc G Stevenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc G |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevenson |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENSON M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 132 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Possibility of Difference
Many of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples have adopted the language, concepts and procedures of environmental resource management in order to advance their needs, rights and interests in co-management. Drawing on the author’s experiences in co-management, the advantages and disadvantages of this project for Canada, its Aboriginal peoples, and its landscapes are explored. Alternatives to the status quo, grounded in social, cultural and ecological sustai…
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment
Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the "traditional knowledge" of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the North, including confusion over the meaning of this term, who "owns" this knowledge, and its role…
Understanding abandonment processes
Introduction Whether one sees abandonment processes as transforming the material record (e.g. Schiffer 1983, 1985), or as integral components of site formation (e.g. Binford 1981), all archaeologically recovered remains have been conditioned by abandonment processes. It should not come as a surprise that, whether the examples of abandonment come from the Andean highlands, the American Southwest, or the Portuguese lowlands, the processes documente…
Beyond the Formation of Hearth-Associated Artifact Assemblages
Sourdoughs and cheechakos
The Formation of Artifact Assemblages at Workshop/Habitation Sites
Two complementary models illuminate the formation of artifact assemblages at one type of prehistoric hunter-gatherer campsite-the workshop/habitation site. One model posits three successive stages in the activity contributing to the distribution and composition of lithic artifact assemblages. The other describes the formation of assemblages near exterior hearths and similar features. These models are discussed with reference to the Peace Point si…
Toward an understanding of site abandonment behavior
Towards a New Theory of the Origin of the Family [and Comments and Reply]
The emergence of the monogamous family in human societies is not satisfactorily explained by traditional theories of its "natural" character or economic origins. This paper proposes a new theory based on sociobiological studies of altruism, a behaviour well-known in man and nonhuman primates. The starting point is the evolution of altruism, a behaviour which increases the chance of survival of the recipient at some cost to the performer. Altruism…
Toward an understanding of site abandonment behavior
The Formation of Artifact Assemblages at Workshop/Habitation Sites
Two complementary models illuminate the formation of artifact assemblages at one type of prehistoric hunter-gatherer campsite-the workshop/habitation site. One model posits three successive stages in the activity contributing to the distribution and composition of lithic artifact assemblages. The other describes the formation of assemblages near exterior hearths and similar features. These models are discussed with reference to the Peace Point si…
Towards a New Theory of the Origin of the Family [and Comments and Reply]
The emergence of the monogamous family in human societies is not satisfactorily explained by traditional theories of its "natural" character or economic origins. This paper proposes a new theory based on sociobiological studies of altruism, a behaviour well-known in man and nonhuman primates. The starting point is the evolution of altruism, a behaviour which increases the chance of survival of the recipient at some cost to the performer. Altruism…
Towards a New Theory of the Origin of the Family [and Comments and Reply]
The emergence of the monogamous family in human societies is not satisfactorily explained by traditional theories of its "natural" character or economic origins. This paper proposes a new theory based on sociobiological studies of altruism, a behaviour well-known in man and nonhuman primates. The starting point is the evolution of altruism, a behaviour which increases the chance of survival of the recipient at some cost to the performer. Altruism…
Toward an understanding of site abandonment behavior
The Formation of Artifact Assemblages at Workshop/Habitation Sites
Two complementary models illuminate the formation of artifact assemblages at one type of prehistoric hunter-gatherer campsite-the workshop/habitation site. One model posits three successive stages in the activity contributing to the distribution and composition of lithic artifact assemblages. The other describes the formation of assemblages near exterior hearths and similar features. These models are discussed with reference to the Peace Point si…
Sourdoughs and cheechakos
Beyond the Formation of Hearth-Associated Artifact Assemblages
Understanding abandonment processes
Introduction Whether one sees abandonment processes as transforming the material record (e.g. Schiffer 1983, 1985), or as integral components of site formation (e.g. Binford 1981), all archaeologically recovered remains have been conditioned by abandonment processes. It should not come as a surprise that, whether the examples of abandonment come from the Andean highlands, the American Southwest, or the Portuguese lowlands, the processes documente…
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Assessment
Increasingly, federal environmental guidelines require developers to consider the "traditional knowledge" of aboriginal people in assessing the impact of proposed projects on northern environments, economies, and societies. However, several factors have limited the contributions of traditional knowledge to environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the North, including confusion over the meaning of this term, who "owns" this knowledge, and its role…
The Possibility of Difference
Many of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples have adopted the language, concepts and procedures of environmental resource management in order to advance their needs, rights and interests in co-management. Drawing on the author’s experiences in co-management, the advantages and disadvantages of this project for Canada, its Aboriginal peoples, and its landscapes are explored. Alternatives to the status quo, grounded in social, cultural and ecological sustai…
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)