ROBIN WOYWITKA
Biographic Data
| ID | 5245867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | ROBIN WOYWITKA |
| GIVEN NAMES | ROBIN |
| FAMILY NAME | WOYWITKA |
| SIGNATURE | WOYWITKA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | MacEwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1695-9035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ice, Mountains, and People
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Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Obsidian in Alberta and Human Dispersal into North America’s Ice-Free Corridor
We utilize pXRF to source the oldest obsidian artifacts in Alberta, Canada. The province lacks obsidian outcrops and hosts much of the late Pleistocene Ice-Free Corridor, the northern and southern ends of which are in proximity to obsidian outcrops in Yukon, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming. The early presence of these obsidians in Alberta informs models of human dispersion. Results point to an early establishment of relationships in the central Ice-Fr…
Late Pleistocene aeolian deposition and human occupation on the eastern edge of the deglacial corridor, northeastern Alberta, Canada
The lower Athabasca River basin in northeastern Alberta contains one of the highest known concentrations of prehistoric archaeological sites in the boreal forests of western Canada. This is due to the combination of readily available sources of lithic raw material stone near a major travel corridor, and extensive archaeological survey conducted in advance of oil sands mining. Typological studies have proposed immediate post-glacial occupations th…
Beryllium-10 dating of the Foothills Erratics Train in Alberta, Canada, indicates detachment of the Laurentide Ice Sheet from the Rocky Mountains at ~15 ka
The Foothills Erratics Train consists of large quartzite blocks of Rocky Mountains origin deposited on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain Foothills in Alberta between ~53.5°N and 49°N. The blocks were deposited in their present locations when the western margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) detached from the local ice masses of the Rocky Mountains, which initiated the opening of the southern end of the ice-free corridor between the Cord…
A process‐depositional model for the evaluation of archaeological potential and survey methods in a boreal forest setting, Northeastern Alberta, Canada
More than 1,000 archaeological sites occur within the Clearwater‐Athabasca Spillway, a relict channel that routed catastrophic drainage from glacial Lake Agassiz during deglaciation of northeastern Alberta. This high site density is rare in the region, and artifact assemblages are large due to the presence of abundant sources of lithic raw material. Unfortunately, sites are rarely preserved in stratified or deeply buried deposits. As is often the…
Little Pond
Angela M. Younie, Raymond J. Le Blanc and Robin J. Woywitka Angela M. Younie and Raymond J. Le Blanc, University of Alberta, 13–15 HM Tory, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4 Robin J. Woywitka, Archaeological Survey, Historic Resources Management Branch, Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Old St. Stephen’s College, 8820–112th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P8
Legacy databases and GIS
Many institutions and agencies are currently faced with the issue of geographic information systems‐enabling legacy databases. The problems can be acute for data sets that have been compiled through many years, using different standards and levels of recording. To explore these issues further, we report on a data quality assessment undertaken in 2002 for a subset of the archaeological site database of the province of Alberta, Canada. Our work sho…
Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Obsidian in Alberta and Human Dispersal into North America’s Ice-Free Corridor
We utilize pXRF to source the oldest obsidian artifacts in Alberta, Canada. The province lacks obsidian outcrops and hosts much of the late Pleistocene Ice-Free Corridor, the northern and southern ends of which are in proximity to obsidian outcrops in Yukon, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming. The early presence of these obsidians in Alberta informs models of human dispersion. Results point to an early establishment of relationships in the central Ice-Fr…
Little Pond
Angela M. Younie, Raymond J. Le Blanc and Robin J. Woywitka Angela M. Younie and Raymond J. Le Blanc, University of Alberta, 13–15 HM Tory, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4 Robin J. Woywitka, Archaeological Survey, Historic Resources Management Branch, Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Old St. Stephen’s College, 8820–112th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P8
Legacy databases and GIS
Many institutions and agencies are currently faced with the issue of geographic information systems‐enabling legacy databases. The problems can be acute for data sets that have been compiled through many years, using different standards and levels of recording. To explore these issues further, we report on a data quality assessment undertaken in 2002 for a subset of the archaeological site database of the province of Alberta, Canada. Our work sho…
Little Pond
Angela M. Younie, Raymond J. Le Blanc and Robin J. Woywitka Angela M. Younie and Raymond J. Le Blanc, University of Alberta, 13–15 HM Tory, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4 Robin J. Woywitka, Archaeological Survey, Historic Resources Management Branch, Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Old St. Stephen’s College, 8820–112th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P8
Beryllium-10 dating of the Foothills Erratics Train in Alberta, Canada, indicates detachment of the Laurentide Ice Sheet from the Rocky Mountains at ~15 ka
The Foothills Erratics Train consists of large quartzite blocks of Rocky Mountains origin deposited on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain Foothills in Alberta between ~53.5°N and 49°N. The blocks were deposited in their present locations when the western margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) detached from the local ice masses of the Rocky Mountains, which initiated the opening of the southern end of the ice-free corridor between the Cord…
A process‐depositional model for the evaluation of archaeological potential and survey methods in a boreal forest setting, Northeastern Alberta, Canada
More than 1,000 archaeological sites occur within the Clearwater‐Athabasca Spillway, a relict channel that routed catastrophic drainage from glacial Lake Agassiz during deglaciation of northeastern Alberta. This high site density is rare in the region, and artifact assemblages are large due to the presence of abundant sources of lithic raw material. Unfortunately, sites are rarely preserved in stratified or deeply buried deposits. As is often the…
Late Pleistocene aeolian deposition and human occupation on the eastern edge of the deglacial corridor, northeastern Alberta, Canada
The lower Athabasca River basin in northeastern Alberta contains one of the highest known concentrations of prehistoric archaeological sites in the boreal forests of western Canada. This is due to the combination of readily available sources of lithic raw material stone near a major travel corridor, and extensive archaeological survey conducted in advance of oil sands mining. Typological studies have proposed immediate post-glacial occupations th…
Ice, Mountains, and People
.
Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Obsidian in Alberta and Human Dispersal into North America’s Ice-Free Corridor
We utilize pXRF to source the oldest obsidian artifacts in Alberta, Canada. The province lacks obsidian outcrops and hosts much of the late Pleistocene Ice-Free Corridor, the northern and southern ends of which are in proximity to obsidian outcrops in Yukon, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming. The early presence of these obsidians in Alberta informs models of human dispersion. Results point to an early establishment of relationships in the central Ice-Fr…
Geography (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Physical geography (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 works) · Deglaciation (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geology (2 works)