Quaternary Geology, Lake of the Woods Region northwestern Ontario: Progress Report, Rat Portage Bay - Northwest Angle area [52 E/2]

This study examines the role of rock art in the construction of Woodland Period (300 BC to AD 1700) hunter-gatherer landscapes in the Lake of the Woods region of northwestern Ontario. The authors examine the distribution of documented pictograph sites relative to the locations of rock formations where the geologic conditions would have favored the placement of pictographic rock art but are absent. Point pattern analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and least cost path analysis were used to analyze the findings. The authors suggest that pictograph sites were placed at points on the landscape along water routes to facilitate information exchange among highly mobile hunter-gatherers.

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Applied Geospatial Perspectives on the Rock Art of the Lake of the Woods Region of Ontario, Canada

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research ◽

10.4018/jagr.2011100105 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 77-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

John W. Norder ◽

Jon W. Carroll

Keyword(s):

Information Exchange ◽

Rock Art ◽

Point Pattern Analysis ◽

Point Pattern ◽

Least Cost Path ◽

Hunter Gatherers ◽

Lake Of The Woods ◽

Northwestern Ontario ◽

Rock Formations

This study examines the role of rock art in the construction of Woodland Period (300 BC to AD 1700) hunter-gatherer landscapes in the Lake of the Woods region of northwestern Ontario. The authors examine the distribution of documented pictograph sites relative to the locations of rock formations where the geologic conditions would have favored the placement of pictographic rock art but are absent. Point pattern analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and least cost path analysis were used to analyze the findings. The authors suggest that pictograph sites were placed at points on the landscape along water routes to facilitate information exchange among highly mobile hunter-gatherers.

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Applied Geospatial Perspectives on the Rock Art of the Lake of the Woods Region of Ontario, Canada

Emerging Methods and Multidisciplinary Applications in Geospatial Research ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1951-7.ch005 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 77-93

Author(s):

John W. Norder ◽

Jon W. Carroll

Keyword(s):

Information Exchange ◽

Rock Art ◽

Point Pattern Analysis ◽

Point Pattern ◽

Least Cost Path ◽

Hunter Gatherers ◽

Lake Of The Woods ◽

Northwestern Ontario ◽

Rock Formations

This study examines the role of rock art in the construction of Woodland Period (300 BC to AD 1700) hunter-gatherer landscapes in the Lake of the Woods region of northwestern Ontario. The authors examine the distribution of documented pictograph sites relative to the locations of rock formations where the geologic conditions would have favored the placement of pictographic rock art but are absent. Point pattern analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and least cost path analysis were used to analyze the findings. The authors suggest that pictograph sites were placed at points on the landscape along water routes to facilitate information exchange among highly mobile hunter-gatherers.

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Recent Distribution Records of the Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus, in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario

The Canadian Field-Naturalist ◽

10.22621/cfn.v121i1.393 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 121 (1) ◽

pp. 57 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

John E. Dubois ◽

Kimberly M. Monson

Keyword(s):

Myotis Lucifugus ◽

Lake Of The Woods ◽

Northwestern Ontario ◽

Little Brown Bat ◽

First Time

Until recently, the distribution of the Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario was poorly documented. Since 1988, we have been banding and recapturing little browns throughout Manitoba and adjacent Lake of the Woods region in Ontario. All known hibernacula in the study area are recorded here for the first time, along with time of emergence. Connections between some hibernacula and summer nurseries are verified by band returns, ranging from 37 to 540 km.

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