Once Upon This Land

Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories It Tells

Robert J. Muckle (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2025
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-8108-1 (ISBN)

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With evidence of human habitation dating back to the last ice age, British Columbia boasts a fascinating array of archaeological sites. In this thoroughly up-to-date survey, professional archaeologist Robert Muckle takes readers to some exciting locations to explain what archaeology is (and isn't), how research is undertaken in BC, and what it contributes to our broader understanding of human history.

Once upon This Land introduces readers to some of the most notable archaeological investigations in the province, including footprints left in mud on Calvert Island 13,000 years ago, the remains of a First Nations village near Lillooet, and the body of a man frozen in ice for centuries in the Tatshenshini region. He also explores more recent phenomena, such as a First World War internment camp near Fernie, a Japanese logging camp in North Vancouver, shipwrecks, airplane crashes, and even the remnants of COVID-19 left behind in urban landfills.

This is an engrossing look at how archaeology, by telling the stories of our past, connects us to 15,000 years of human occupation on this land.

Robert J. Muckle is a registered professional archaeologist who taught for many years in the Department of Anthropology at Capilano University. He has written several books, including The First Nations of British Columbia: An Anthropological Overview, Forgotten Things: The Story of the Seymour Valley Archaeology Project, and Indigenous Peoples of North America. He lives in the Greater Vancouver region.

Foreword: An Indigenous Archaeologist's Perspective / Karen Rose Thomas

Introduction

1 Archaeology as Storytelling and a Profession

2 The Distant Past: The Ice Age to 5,000 Years Ago

3 The Human Story: 5,000 to 200 Years Ago

4 Recent Times: The 1800s and 1900s

5 Archaeology in Contemporary Times

Epilogue: Ten Important Things to Remember

Glossary; Further Reading; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2025
Vorwort	Karen Rose Thomas
Zusatzinfo	14 colour photos, 15 b&w photos, 2 colour illus., 2 b&w illus., 1 map
Verlagsort	Vancouver
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7748-8108-9 / 0774881089
ISBN-13	978-0-7748-8108-1 / 9780774881081
Zustand	Neuware