@article {9785,
	title = {Dendrochronology, CMTs, and Nuu-chah-nulth History on the West Coast of Vancouver Island},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2000},
	pages = {077-088},
	abstract = {<p>Archaeologists have been aware of culturally modified trees (CMTs) for many years, but the interpretive potential of CMTs, and their key role in the recent archaeological record, have been largely ignored. This study attempts to correlate dendrochronological data from CMTs on the west coast of Vancouver Island with the history of the Nuu-chah-nulth people over the past 250 years. It is apparent that important patterns in Nuu-chah-nulth history during this period are reflected in the distribution of dates from CMTs; patterns such as territorial warfare, trade, demographic trends, and acculturation. It is asserted that the interpretive potential of CMTs should be explored more intensively by archaeologists.</p>},
	author = {Brian Pegg}
}
