Consists of five papers which provide new, detailed perspectives on the interrelated cultural and natural aspects of a major component of the Late Archaic of southern Ontario. Includes: a description and analysis of the archaeological evidence from hearth pit features and artifacts collected; identification of plant and faunal remains recovered from pit fill; and, reconstruction of the regional vegetation history based primarily upon pollen and lithologic data contained in sediment cores lifted from Rice Lake adjacent to the McIntyre site. Published in English.