Histarchers. . .

Two colleagues and I are considering undertaking a paper dealing with the
subject of culturally modified trees (CMTs), specifically birch trees in
Alaska's interior that have had their bark stripped off for use in making
baskets, canoes, etc.

Does anyone on the list know of any good references dealing with the subject
of CMTs?  (We do have a copy of Brian Pegg's paper in Volume 24 of the
Canadian Journal of Archaeology).  My colleagues and I are especially keen
to see how archaeologists in Canada and the northern US have been dealing
with bark stripped birch trees from a cultural resource management
perspective.  We would also welcome general comments from members on
Histarch.

Thanks, folks!


Kris Farmen
Northern Land Use Research, Inc.
Fairbanks, Alaska