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Hunter-Gatherer Impact on Subarctic Vegetation: Amerindian and Palaeoeskimo Occupations of Port au Choix, Northwestern Newfoundland

M.A.P. Renouf, Archaeology Unit, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada, A1C 5S7
Trevor Bell, Department of Geography, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada A1C 5S7
Joyce Macpherson, Department of Geography, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL Canada, A1C 5S7

This paper presents data from two ponds at Port au Choix, in northwestern New-foundland, each associated with one or more archaeological sites. Disruptions in vegetation in the ponds and surrounding areas are linked to contemporaneous human activities nearby and comparisons are made between Amerindian and Palaeoeskimo impact patterns. Whereas Amerindian occupations had a major impact on the Field Pond basin, only those Palaeoeskimo activities that took place at or in Bass Pond had an impact on its limnology. This difference is linked to site location preferences, the availability of woodland, and distance of human settlement from the pond. This study contributes to our understanding of the dynamic relationship between hunter-gatherers and their environment.