Introduction
North American East Coast Shell Middens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5397236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew W Betts (Canadian Museum of History, 100, rue Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8, Canada), Matthew Betts (Museum of Science, corresponding author), M G Hrynick (0000-0002-7619-576X, University of New Brunswick) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 1001 |
| Pages | v-viii |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the North Atlantic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1935-1933 • E-ISSN: 1935-1933 |
| Publisher | Journal of the North Atlantic (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3721/037.002.sp1012 |
| OpenAlex | W2607218538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
Archaeological shell bearing deposits, or shell middens, are ubiquitous along the Atlantic Seaboard, and have been the focus of archaeological interest for more than a century. This volume presents recent research on shell-bearing deposits from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Chesapeake Bay. The papers cover topics ranging from fundamental subsistence changes as reflected in archaeofaunas, to the role of select species in hunting practices and diets, to methodological issues of shell midden excavation and interpretation, to aspects of ideation and ontology as reflected in features and assemblages. A consistent theme among the papers is the issue of coastal erosion caused by sea-level rise and climate change. This looming crisis has made the comprehensive investigation of these deposits more important than ever before
Archaeology · Bay · Excavation · Geography · Midden · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography
Shell Midden Archaeology
A report on a late Woodland period dugout canoe from Cape Porpoise, Maine, USA
Evaluating Quoddy Region archaeological site vulnerability to sea-level rise and erosion through the integration of geographic information system modeling and surveys
Maliamuksi’k, Maliapdmu’k —It Takes Care of Us, So We Take Care of It
The Ethnoarchaeology of Juvenile Foragers
Racing a Rising Tide
The application of ground-penetrating radar to a coastal prehistoric archaeological site, Cape Henlopen, Delaware, USA
Contemporary Shellfish Gathering Strategies among the Meriam of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
Left for the Tide to Take Back”
An Economic History of the Maritime Woodland Period in Port Joli Harbour, Nova Scotia
A Relational Approach to Hunter-Gatherer Architecture and Gendered Use of Space at Port Joli Harbour, Nova Scotia
Birch Cove and the Protohistoric Period of the Northern Quoddy Region, New Brunswick, Canada
Temporal Changes in Marine Shellfish? A Preliminary Archaeological Perspective from the Northumberland Strait
Archaeological Sea Mammal Remains from the Maritime Provinces of Canada
Years of Human Subsistence and Estuarine Resource Exploitation on the Rhode River Estuary, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
People of the Clam
The Roque Island Archaeological Project, Maine, USA
Maritime Culture Patterns and Animal Symbolism in Eastern Maine
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |