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Old Man's Playing Ground : Gaming and Trade on the Plains/Plateau Frontier /

Oral traditions of the Piikáni, together with textual records spanning centuries, reveal the enduring cultural significance of prehistoric intergroup trading and gaming grounds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yanicki, Gabriel M., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.