73 record(s) found with the tag "archaeology" (multi-year projects are grouped):
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Investigating the Loss of the James Knight Arctic Expedition, (1719-21)
Principal Investigator: Beattie, Owen B.
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990
Summary: The Researchers will continue to investigate the cirucumstances surrounding the loss of the James Knight expedition of 1719. They will conduct an analysis of human and artifact remains recovered from the excavation of a house structure built by Knight and his men on Quartzite Island....


Geology of Martin Frobisher's Gold Mines
Principal Investigator: Hogarth, D.D.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1992 1991
Summary: The Researchers will map the geology at and near the Countess of Sussex mines and investigate the mining methodology used by Martin Frobisher circa 1577. These mines represent the first attempts to mine gold in Canada....


BORUP FIORD 91
Principal Investigator: Hankinson, Flt. LT. K.W.
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1988
Summary: Multi-disciplinary research will be undertaken in botany, geology, micro meteorology, soil science, remote sensing, breeding biology of Arctic char and archaeological survey. These studies are a continuation of those begun in 1988....


Field Investigation of the "Fossil Forest" on Axel Heiberg Island
Principal Investigator: MacNeil, Ian
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The Researcher and his team will join other researchers already at the site to become familiar with the fossil forest site and the surrounding region. No sampling or removal of fossils will be undertaken by this field team....


Peterhead Inlet Archaeological Project
Principal Investigator: Stenton, Douglas R.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: As part of the Environmental Technology Program of Arctic College this work will attempt to integrate Euro-Canadian science with Inuit traditional knowledge. The Peterhead Inlet site provides a context in which students/participants gain experience in the fundamentals of data analysis and recovery while exploring a diverse range of research topics....


Licence #4084
Principal Investigator: Stenton, Douglas R.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: The collection of oral histories from people in Frobisher Bay as the first step of an investigation into the use of inland resources by prehistoric groups....


Licence #2655
Principal Investigator: Jacobs, John D.
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To undertake a study of past climates using vegetation surveys, pollen studies and soil sampling techniques. Findings will be correlated to the archaeological record (Dr. M. Maxwell)....


Licence #2514
Principal Investigator: Beardmore, Roger M.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct a survey of several areas to determine their suitability as new national parks. The survey will include an assessment of the uniqueness of the wildlife, plant life, land forms and archaecological and cultural aspects. An assessment will also be made of the potential use of natural resources in the area....


Licence #2206
Principal Investigator: Plumet, Patrick
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: Inspection of diggings done under license number 2019 (1976) and some limited digging on coastal islands as a continuation of the study of ancient climates, ancient Inuit land use and settlement patterns....


Licence #1993
Principal Investigator: Lenz, Alfred C.
Licensed Year(s): 1976
Summary: To collect rocks and fossils....


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