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Title	Where the wild things grow: a palaeoethnobotanical study of late woodland plant use at Clam Cove, Nova Scotia
Author	Halwas, Sara J., 1979-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006. Anthropology
Date	2006
Pagination	vii, 120 leaves : col. ill., col. maps
Subject	Paleoethnobotany--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove; Prehistoric peoples--Food--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove; Hunting and gathering societies--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove; Excavations (Archaeology)--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove; Woodland Indians--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove--Antiquities; Woodland Indians--Ethnobotany--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove; Clam Cove (N.S.)--Antiquities
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Anthropology
Discipline	Anthropology
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Nova Scotia--Clam Cove
Temporal Coverage	450-1500
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 105-114
Abstract	Recent palaeoethnobotanical research carried out at the Clam Cove site in the Minas Basin region of Nova Scotia has added new information to the study of Late Woodland (1500-450 BP) hunter-gatherer groups in this area. Flotation of sediments from the Clam Cove site revealed a modest compliment of plant species which made this location ideal as a temporary camp utilized during lithic collection trips to Scots Bay. Flotation and charcoal analyses also uncovered evidence of species not previously recovered at the Clam Cove site, including beech (Fagus grandifolia), poplar (Populus sp.), strawberries (Fragaria sp.) and blueberries (Vaccinium sp.). Most floral remains reflect a strong reliance on local plant species easily gathered from the immediate area. The comparison of these plant species to those identified at the village sites at Melanson and St. Croix also shows a consistent pattern of plant use between habitation and temporary campsites within the region.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a2052510
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(8.15 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Halwas.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	19151.cpd