James Helmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3607439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Helmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Helmer |
| SIGNATURE | HELMER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of ArchaeologyUniversity of Calgary,Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
By Knowledge and by Love
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…
Love on a Bun
The horse in backstretch culture
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…
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…
The horse in backstretch culture
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 horse in backstretch culture
Love on a Bun
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…
By Knowledge and by Love
Geography (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Physical geography (2 works) · Theology (2 works)