Subsistence at Si•čə’nəł: The Willows Beach site and the culture history of southeastern Vancouver Island
| dc.contributor.author | Willerton, Ila Moana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stewart, Kathlyn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-11T20:21:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-11T20:21:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Archaeological excavations at the Willows Beach site (DcRt-10) on southeastern Vancouver Island have revealed the presence of two distinct culture types – characteristic artifact assemblages generally associated with particular time periods – during the site’s 2630–270 BP occupation. Following Croes’s theory that culture type change reflects subsistence intensification, Willows Beach faunal assemblages are examined for evidence of change over time. Analysis of faunal remains from dated, stratified units associated with the two culture types suggests that at least some subsistence change occurs commensurate with changes in subsistence artifacts and culture type. Reference is also made to faunal changes at the nearby Esquimalt Lagoon and Maplebank sites. Greater sample sizes are needed to further support this association. Les investigations archaéologiques du site Willows Beach (DcRt-10) dans le sud-est de l’Île Vancouver sont démontré la présence de deux culture types – des associations caractéristiques des objets généralement liés avec des périodes particulières – distinctes dans l’occupation de ce site entre 2,630–270 BP. Aprés la théorie de Croes que les changements des culture types réfléchent l’intensification de la subsistance, des collections fauniques de Willows Beach sont examinées pour vérifier s’il y a des changements temporels. L’analyse des restes fauniques provenant des niveaux des dates connus associés avec les deux culture types indique que la changement des culture types à Willows Beach est la résultat d’un changement de la subsistance. La référence est également faite aux sites Esquimalt Lagoon et Maplebank. Des échantillons plus larges sont nécessaires pour soutenir cette association. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | I. W.’s research was enabled by a Canada Master’s Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Willerton, I. M., & Stewart, K. M. (2011). Subsistence at Si•čə’nəł: The Willows Beach site and the culture history of southeastern Vancouver Island. Canadian Zooarchaeology / Zooarchéologie canadienne, 27, 3–22 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/21413 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Canadian Zooarchaeology / Zooarchéologie canadienne | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | Subsistence at Si•čə’nəł: The Willows Beach site and the culture history of southeastern Vancouver Island | |
| dc.type | Article |