Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Recent work at the site of Tamsagbulag, Mongolia, suggests it predates both agriculture and herding in the broader region by more than 2000 years. These excavations showed a more intensive use than expected, consistent with a hypothesis of year-round sedentism alongside a primary reliance on large game. This is noteworthy because, while sedentary hunter-gatherers are known, they are… more Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Scott, Becca B, Thesis advisor (ths): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Dubreuil, Laure, Degree committee member (dgc): Fox, William, Degree committee member (dgc): Butler, Donald, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The objective of this thesis is to collect and analyse wild clay from the vicinity of previously identified and excavated archaeological sites near Pigeon and Rice Lakes, and comparing the characterized clay samples to archaeological pottery samples from the sites. The purpose of this research is to explore the resource exploitation in the landscapes around sites, and investigate the… more
