Native Subsistence, 1000 CE to Contact, Archaeological Data


Units

Area units:
Areas shown are coloured according to major food sources, as evidenced by archaeological data.

Data units:
Food sources are grouped according to characteristic combinations.


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Legend Description

Major food sources
Colours represent generalized areas of major food sources, as evidenced by archaeological data. Food sources are grouped according to characteristic combinations.
Hunting and fishing structures
Symbols represent structures used in hunting and fishing for which archaeaological evidence has survived. Symbols show generalized distributions, rather than specific locations.

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Layers

This layer shows major food source areas. This is the active layer. Click on the label icon to turn off or on the labels for major food source areas.
This layer shows hunting and fishing structures for which archaeaological evidence has survived.
This layer shows modern geography (current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities), and is available for reference.

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Active Tools

This is the active layer. Use the identify tool below to get data about the features in this layer.

Identify: Click on the Identify tool, then click on the map on one of the areas, to pop up a box identifying the major food source for the area.

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Legend Notes

Archaeological data permit only a partial picture of patterns of subsistence in late prehistoric Canada.

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