| Summary: | This thesis describes the excavations conducted at the
Hatzic Rock site (DgRn-23) during 1990 and 1991 and
describes the analysis of structural remains and artifacts.
The site is located in the Fraser River valley and contains
three occupation zones al l dating to the Charles Culture
(ca. 4500-4700 BP).
Structural remains were shown to possess similarities
with ethnohistoric shed-roof and pithouse dwellings from the
area. The structure was also found to possess similarities
with a Charles Culture structure from the Maurer site (DhRk8)
and a proto-historic structure from the McCallum site
(DhRk-2). The observed similarities suggest continuity in
structure design from the Charles Culture to the
ethnohistoric period, however, a lack of clarity in the
Hatzic data and poor comparative data detracts from this
hypothesis. The analysis of artifacts from the Hatzic Rock site
indicated differences between the three occupation zones
were minor with the exception of occupation zone III.
Occupation zone III contains a high proportion of stemmed
projectile point classes and pebble tools. Anvil stones are
absent in occupation zone III and pebble flake tool
proportions are lower than in occupation zones I and II.
The comparison of the Hatzic Rock site artifact
assemblage to other Charles Culture assemblages indicates
core and pebble tool proportions are much higher at the
Hatzic Rock site. Similarly, the Hatzic Rock site artifact
assemblage contains a high proportion of utilized flakes in
relation to other Charles Culture sites. Retouched flake
tools and formed unifaces were shown to be proportionately
less represented at the Hatzic Rock site than at other
Charles Culture sites.
Differences in site function, location and age are
thought to account for the differences between artifact
assemblages. === Arts, Faculty of === Anthropology, Department of === Graduate
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