Title Old Man's Playing Ground : gaming and trade on the plains/plateau frontier / Gabriel M. Yanicki ; with contributions from Allan Pard, Henry Holloway, and Art Calling Last

Published Ottawa : Canadian Museum of History : University of Ottawa Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Mercury series Archaeology paper ; 173 Mercury series. Archaeology paper (Canadian Museum of History) ; 173. Contents Cover; Title Page; © COPYRIGHT; ABSTRACT; RÉSUMÉ; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Background: Stories of Place; Chapter 2: Ethnohistory of the Hoop-and-Arrow Game; Chapter 3: Landform Identification & Geomorphic Assessment; Chapter 4: Archaeological Assessment of the Lower Landform; Chapter 5: Archaeological Assessment of DlPo-8; Synthesis & Conclusions; References Cited; Appendix A: Interview Transcripts; Interview with Allan Pard; Interview with Henry Holloway; Interview with Art Calling Last; Appendix B:Hoop-and-Pole Game Variants Summary Oral traditions of the Piikáni, together with textual records spanning centuries, reveal the enduring cultural significance of prehistoric intergroup trading and gaming grounds Notes Based on the author's thesis (Master of Arts) - University of Alberta, under title: Old Man's Playing Ground : an intergroup meeting and gaming site on the plains/plateau frontier Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Abstract in English and French Subject Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region Excavations (Archaeology) -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region Piegan Indians -- Games -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region Piegan Indians -- Gambling -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region Fur trade -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region HISTORY -- Canada -- General. Antiquities Antiquities, Prehistoric Excavations (Archaeology) Fur trade SUBJECT Oldman River Region (Alta.) -- Antiquities Form Electronic book ISBN 9780776621364 077662136X

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