The Results of Archaeological Inventory of the area between Elfin Lakes and Mamquam Lake. Garibaldi Provincial Park, southwestern B.C.

Table of Contents

Project Credits
Acknowledgments

1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Study Area and Description 1
1.3 Paleo-environments 3-4
1.4 Local Geomorphology 4-5
1.5 Modern Climate, Flora and Fauna 5-8

1.6 Squamish Ethnography 9
1.7 Ethno-historic Accounts of High Altitude Resource Use 9-10

1.8 Local History 10
1.9 Previous Archaeology 11

2.0 Project Objectives 11
2.1 Site Survey Methodology 12-15

3.0 Survey Results 15-16
3.1 Site Descriptions and Surface Collection Results 16
3.1.1 Lava Creek 17-20
3.1.2 Mamquam Ridge 21-24

4.0 Conclusions and Recommendations 24-26

5.0 References Cited 27-31

Note: All Radiocarbon dates stated in this document are in uncorrected, and that B.P. stands for radiocarbon years Before Present, where present is 1950.