@article {9614,
	title = {Archaeological Site Distributions and Contents: Modeling Late Precontact Blackduck Land Use in the Northeastern Plains},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {93-136},
	abstract = {<p>Late pre-contact Blackduck archaeological sites demonstrate considerable variability in landscape associations across their geographic range. When coupled with ethnohistoric information, a sample of sites from the prairie-parklands of southern Manitoba and the boreal forest of northwestern Ontario suggest divergent land-use strategies and economic orientations. At issue is the development of plausible models that encompass the range of factors affecting Blackduck land use, and which might account for this adaptation variability. This includes consideration of broad-ranging cultural influences, the bio-diversity of the regions considered, and the impacts of the intensely seasonal climate. Also important is the recognition that the contemporary site ecological contexts might be quite different from those that existed at the time of interest. When inter-site differences in land use and economy are considered in terms of seasonally-driven shifts in political economy, less dramatic contrasts between biomes are indicated. Rather than indicating substantive cultural transformation across the biomes, the variability reflects reworking of pre-existing socio-political conditions, coupled with new means and modes of production.</p>}
}
