{"product_id":"albertas-lower-athabasca-basin-archaeology-and-palaeoenvironments-hardback-9781926836904","title":"Alberta's Lower Athabasca Basin; Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments (Hardback) 9781926836904","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlberta's Lower Athabasca Basin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArchaeology and Palaeoenvironments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian M. Ronaghan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781926836904\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 June 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages, Colour photos throughout\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 20.3 x 3.7 cm, 1.788 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, the oil sands region of northeastern Alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. \u003cem\u003eAlberta's Lower Athabasca Basin\u003c\/em\u003e tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape, one that made deposits of bitumen available for surface mining. Less well known is the discovery that this flood also produced an environment that supported perhaps the most intensive use of boreal forest resources by prehistoric Native people yet recognized in Canada. Studies undertaken to meet the conservation requirements of the Alberta Historical Resources Act have yielded a rich and varied record of prehistoric habitation and activity in the oil sands area. Evidence from between 9,500 and 5,000 years ago – the result of several major excavations – has confirmed extensive human use of the region's resources, while important contextual information provided by key eological and palaeoenvironmental studies has deepened our understanding of how the region's early inhabitants interacted with the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTouching on various elements of this rich environmental and archaeological record, the contributors to this volume use the evidence gained through research and compliance studies to offer new insights into human and natural history. They also examine the challenges of managing this irreplaceable heritage resource in the face of ongoing development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Athabasca University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52637931438360,"sku":"9781926836904","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/albertas-lower-athabasca-basin-archaeology-and-palaeoenvironments-hardback-9781926836904","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}