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Burial Traits of the Headwaters Lakes Aspect in Manitoba

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

Chris Vickers
Chris Vickers*
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Baldur, Manitoba
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Lloyd A. Wilford, in an excellent paper on the Headwaters Lakes aspect, points out that two of its important traits are primary burials, “often in a sitting position,” and “small mortuary vessels … .” Wilford's work in Minnesota has provided certain clues as to the source of the mounds in Manitoba, the traits above mentioned being among the most important.

Archaeological work in Manitoba has been exceedingly sketchy and often extremely careless. Very little if any effort has been made to correlate the various cultural horizons with known aspects south of the international boundary. Documentation is scant and unsatisfactory. Many of the mounds have been badly disturbed without regard for their scientific and historic value; and valuable material has been lost without hope of recovery. Nevertheless, examination of the early documentation, plus the work of the writer during the past few years, indicates a northwesterly movement of some of the important traits of Wilford's various Minnesota aspects.

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American Antiquity , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , October 1947 , pp. 109 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1947

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