Defining fur trade diet in northern Alberta: an examination of faunal material from Fort Vermilion I

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dc.contributor.authorRead, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorBubel, Shawn
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T21:38:44Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T21:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the faunal material from Fort Vermilion I (IaQf-1), a northern Alberta fur trade site. These data, totaling 49,967 faunal elements, were used to study dietary practices at the fort. Statistical values (NISP, MNI, MAU) were combined with utility indices (MUI, SCI), historical documents, and modern butchering methods to examine species and element choice. Finally, faunal data from contemporaneous forts was presented to contextualize the differences noted in the Fort Vermilion I faunal assemblage. The presence of “preferred” animals (moose, beaver) suggests that fur traders at Fort Vermilion I experienced a high degree of dietary choice, while the lack of less desirable animals (snowshoe hare, elk) indicate that starvation was not common at Fort Vermilion I. Specific faunal elements showed that selection patterns described historically were present at the fort. Overall, Fort Vermilion I shows an atypical dietary signature, making it unique among Northern Alberta fur trade posts.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5106
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0324en_US
dc.proquest.subject0334en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectFort Vermillion I Site (Alta.)en_US
dc.subjectTrading posts -- Alberta, Northern -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectWildlife as food -- Alberta, Northernen_US
dc.subjectExcavations (Archaeology) -- Alberta, Northernen_US
dc.subjectKitchen middens -- Alberta, Northern -- Analysisen_US
dc.subjectAnimal remains (Archaeology) -- Alberta, Northernen_US
dc.subjectFur trade -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectFur traders -- Alberta, Northernen_US
dc.subjectDiet -- Alberta, Northern -- HIstoryen_US
dc.subjectFood habits -- Alberta, Northern -- Historyen_US
dc.subjectdietary optionsen_US
dc.subjectfaunal materialen_US
dc.subjectnorthern fur trade fortsen_US
dc.titleDefining fur trade diet in northern Alberta: an examination of faunal material from Fort Vermilion Ien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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