Vertebrate faunal analysis of the Hiikwis site complex (DfSh-15 and DfSh-16) in Barkley Sound, British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorWestre, Nicole Justine
dc.contributor.supervisorCrockford, Susan J.
dc.contributor.supervisorLam, Yin-Man
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-01T15:36:53Z
dc.date.available2014-05-01T15:36:53Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-05-01
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Anthropology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Hiikwis site complex, located in Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, consists of two traditional Nuu-chah-nulth village sites: Uukwatis (DfSh-15) and Hiikwis proper (DfSh-16). Uukwatis, the older of the two sites, was occupied from at least 2870 cal BP. It is believed that at some point the main village was moved west up the beach approximately 650 m to Hiikwis proper, which has been dated to at least 1290 cal BP. Both sites appear to have been occupied into the early twentieth century. This thesis represents the first detailed faunal analysis of an inner Barkley Sound site older than 600 years. The faunal assemblage is unique among contemporaneous sites in the region, due in part to a large bird assemblage and the presence of salmon remains throughout all levels of the site complex. Hiikwis does not follow the pattern typically described for Barkley Sound sites, in which salmon was not a significant resource until around 800 cal BP. However, after 900 cal BP, the relative abundance of salmon within the Hiikwis fish assemblage does increase. These results support an established hypothesis that this time period in Barkley Sound was characterized by group amalgamations, increasing populations, shifting territorial boundaries, changes in subsistence practices, and increased defensive strategies and structures. This faunal analysis shows that the Hiikwis site complex was occupied year-round for the majority of its occupation, with a shift to seasonal (winter/spring) occupation represented within the most recent levels of cultural deposits at Hiikwis proper.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0324en_US
dc.description.proquestemailnicole.westre@hotmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5349
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectarchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectzooarchaeologyen_US
dc.subjectBarkley Sounden_US
dc.subjectNorthwest Coasten_US
dc.subjectfaunal analysisen_US
dc.subjectsalmonen_US
dc.subjectNuu-chah-nulthen_US
dc.subjectTseshahten_US
dc.subjectHiikwisen_US
dc.subjectsubsistenceen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectVancouver Islanden_US
dc.subjectUukwatisen_US
dc.subjectfaunaen_US
dc.titleVertebrate faunal analysis of the Hiikwis site complex (DfSh-15 and DfSh-16) in Barkley Sound, British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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