Trade Beads from Hudson's Bay Company Fort Vancouver (1829-1860), Vancouver, Washington

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ID11720415
AuthorsLester A Ross (San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume2
Pages29-67
Publication date1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBeads (Ottawa. Online)/Beads (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0843-5499 • E-ISSN: 2469-5580
PublisherUniversity of Oregon Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5399/beads/2.6074
OpenAlexW2174888397
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Archaeological excavations conducted at Hudson’s Bay Company Fort Vancouver recovered 100,000+ trade beads of 152 varieties, including 80 varieties of drawn, 57 varieties of wound, 10 varieties of mold-pressed, and 3 varieties of blown glass beads, as well as one variety each of “Prosser-molded” ceramic and cut-stone beads. An additional 6000+ beads recovered from excavations at the HBC Kanaka village and riverside complex sites may include 39 additional varieties possibly associated with the HBC occupation. The bead assemblage has contributed to the initial definition of a complex temporal and cultural horizon marker dating from 1829 to 1860 for the Pacific Northwest, and provides insights into mid-19th-century Native-American and Euro-American bead preferences. Analysis of the assemblage demonstrates difficulties inherent in the existing archaeological bead classification system, and suggestions for revisions are discussed

Archaeology · Bay · Economic history · Fur trade · Geography · Political science · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Canadian Identity and History · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History

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