The Kamloops-Clearwater Archaeological Overview Assessment (AOA) Model was developed on the behalf of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.
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Middle Fork GIS translated the archaeologist's logical rules-based model into an Arc/Info(r) AML and GRID environment.
MFGIS prepared all GIS data layers, performed the model analysis, and delivered theoretical potential maps and resultant data layers to the client.
As noted in the link above, work on the model has continued since 1998, but without the ongoing contributions of MFGIS.
The ESRI(r) GRID(r) rule-based model is repeated below:
/***
/*** Type1: Pithouse Villages
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 1 OR 2) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP1 =4
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL = 3)
AND ((STR1 > 0) OR (STR2 > 0) OR (LAK2 =1) OR (LAK3 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP1 =4
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL = 3)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP1 = 3
If (SLO = 2)
AND (SAL = 1 OR 2)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP1 = 3
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL = 1 OR 2)
AND (ROC1 = 0)
THEN TYP1 = 2
/***
/*** Type2: Fishing Stations
/***
If (SAL = 1)
THEN TYP2 = 3
/***
/*** Type3: Base Camp
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL = 1)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP3 = 4
If (SLO = 2)
AND (SAL = 1)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP3 = 2
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL = 2)
AND ((STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP3 = 3
If (SLO = 2)
AND (SAL = 2)
AND ((STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP3 = 2
/***
/*** Type4: Salmon Caches
/***
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (SAL = 1)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP4 = 4
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (SAL = 2 OR 3)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP4 = 2
/***
/*** Type5: Fishing Stations
/***
If (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1=1))
AND ((LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3=1))
THEN TYP5 = 3
If (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1=1))
THEN TYP5 = 2
/***
/*** Type 6: Fresh Water Base Camps
/***
If (SLO =1)
AND (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 2) OR (STR1=2))
AND ((LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3=1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP6 = 3
If (SLO =1)
AND (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3=1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP6 = 2
/***
/*** Type 7: Fresh Water Fishing Camps
/***
If (SLO =2)
AND (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1=1))
AND ((LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3=1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP7 = 3
If (SLO =2)
AND (BGO NOT = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 2) OR (STR1=2))
AND ((LAK1 = 2) OR (LAK2 = 2) OR (LAK3=2))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP7 = 2
/***
/*** Type 8: Game Lookouts
/***
If (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND (STR1=1)
AND (LAK4 = 1)
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP8 = 3
If (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1))
AND ((WIL = 1) OR (ROC 1 = 6 OR 7) OR (ROC 5 = 1) OR ROC 6 = 1))
THEN TYP8 = 3
If (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP8 = 2
/***
/*** Type 9: Hunting Drives
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP9 = 2
/***
/*** Type 11: Hunting Base Camps
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO NOT = "BG*")
AND (SAL > 0)
AND ((STR1 =1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK 1 > 0) OR (LAK2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR
(LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 1)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 7)
THEN TYP11 = 4
/***
/*** Type 13: Kill Butchering - Elk
/***
If (BGO NOT = "BG*")
AND (SAL > 0)
AND ((STR1 =1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK 1 > 0) OR (LAK2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR
(LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 2)
AND ((ROC5 = 1) OR (ROC6 = 1))
THEN TYP13 = 3
If (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND (SAL > 0)
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (CMT3= 1 )
THEN TYP13 = 2
/***
/*** Type 14: Base Camp - Elk Hunting
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (SAL > 0)
AND ((STR1 =1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK 1 > 0) OR (LAK2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR
(LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 2)
THEN TYP14 = 4
If (SLO =1)
AND (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (CMT3= 1 )
THEN TYP14 = 3
/***
/*** Type 15: Cariboo Hunting Blinds
/***
If (BGO = "MS*" OR "SBS*" OR "SBPS*")
AND ((SAL > 0) OR (STR1 =1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1 OR 2))
AND (WIL = 4)
THEN TYP15 = 4
If (BGO = "MS*" OR "SBS*" OR "SBPS*")
AND (WIL = 3)
THEN TYP15 = 2
If (BGO = "MS*" OR "SBS*" OR "SBPS*")
AND ((STR1 =1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 3)
THEN TYP15 = 3
/***
/*** Type 16: Cariboo Kill/Butchering - same as TYP15
/***
/***
/*** Type17: Cariboo Hunting Base Camps
/***
If (BGO = "MS*" OR "SBS*" OR "SBPS*")
AND (SAL > 0)
AND ((STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 3)
THEN TYP17 = 3
/***
/*** Type 18: Mountain Sheep/Goats Hunting Blinds
/***
If (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND ((STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 7)
AND (WIL = 5)
AND (CMT3 =1)
THEN TYP18 = 3
If (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*")
AND ((SAL = 3) OR (STR1 =1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 OR 7)
AND (WIL = 5)
THEN TYP18 = 3
If (BGO = "ESSF*" OR "AT*")
AND (WIL = 5)
THEN TYP18 = 2
/***
/*** Type 19: Mountain Sheep/Goats Kill/Butchering
/***
If (BGO = "ESSFxc" or "AT*")
AND (WIL = 5)
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP19 = 4
If (BGO = "ESSFxc" or "AT*")
AND (WIL = 5)
THEN TYP19 = 3
If (BGO = "ESSF*" or "AT*")
AND (WIL = 5)
THEN TYP19 = 2
/***
/*** Type 20: Mountain Sheep/Goats Base Camps
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSFxc")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 5)
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP20 = 3
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (WIL = 5)
THEN TYP20 = 2
/***
/*** Types 21 & 22: Bears Kill/Butchering Sites - NOT USED - TOO GENERAL - COULD WIPE OUT
/*** MANY AREAS OF POTENTIAL
/***
/***
/*** Type 23: Midden
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*")
AND (SAL =1)
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP23 = 4
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*")
AND ((LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP23 = 2
/***
/*** Type 24: Plant Collecting Base Camps
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSFxc")
AND ((STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1))
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP24 = 4
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSFxc")
AND ((STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1))
THEN TYP24 = 3
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND (SAL = 3)
AND ((STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1 OR 2))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP24 = 3
/***
/*** Type 25: Plant Processing Sites
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSFxc" OR "AT*")
AND ((STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1))
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP25 = 3
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "ESSFxc" OR "AT*")
AND ((STR2 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1))
THEN TYP25 = 2
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
THEN TYP25 = 4
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL = 2 OR 3) OR (STR1 =1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 2 OR 3) OR (LAK2 = 2)
OR (LAK3 = 2))
THEN TYP25 = 2
/***
/*** Type 26: Plant Caching Sites
/***
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
AND (CMT3 = 1)
THEN TYP26 = 3
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "ESSF*")
AND ((STR2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (WET = 1))
THEN TYP26 = 2
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 = 1) OR (LAK4 = 1) OR
(WET = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP26 = 4
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL = 2 OR 3) OR (STR1 = 1 OR 2 ) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 2 OR 3) OR (LAK2 = 2 ) OR
(LAK3 = 2) OR (WET = 2))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP26 = 3
/***
/*** Type 27: Culturally Modified Trees
/***
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO NOT = "BG*" OR "AT*")
AND (CMT1 = 1)
THEN TYP27 = 2
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "ICH*")
AND (CMT2 = 1)
THEN TYP27 = 2
If (SLO = 1 OR 2)
AND (BGO = "ICH*")
AND ((SAL = 1 OR 2) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1))
AND (CMT2 = 1)
THEN TYP27 = 3
/***
/*** Type 28: Trail - not modelled - use Archival Trails only
/***
/***
/*** Type 29: Temporary Campsites
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1) OR (ROC5 = 1))
THEN TYP29 = 2
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1) OR (ROC5 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
THEN TYP29 = 3
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4=1) OR (WET = 1) OR (ROC5 = 1))
AND (ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5)
AND (TRL = 1)
THEN TYP29 = 4
/***
/*** Type 30: Burial Sites
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*" OR "ICH*")
AND ((SAL = 1 OR 2) OR (STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1))
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5) OR (ROC5 = 1))
THEN TYP30 = 4
If (SLO =2)
AND (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*" OR "ICH*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1))
THEN TYP30 = 2
If (SLO = 1)
AND (BGO NOT = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*" OR "ICH*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 1 OR 2) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1))
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5) OR (ROC5 = 1))
THEN TYP30 = 3
If (SLO = 2)
AND (BGO NOT = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*" OR "ICH*" OR "AT*")
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1))
THEN TYP30 = 2
/***
/*** Type 31: Rock Art Sites
/***
If (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL > 0) OR (STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (FAL = 1))
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5) OR (ROC6 = 1))
THEN TYP31 = 3
If (BGO = "BG*" OR "PP*" OR "IDF*")
AND ((SAL > 0) OR (STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK1 = 1 OR 2) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4 = 1) OR (FAL = 1))
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5) OR (ROC6 = 1))
AND (TRL = 1)
THEN TYP31 = 4
/***
/*** Type 32: Quarries
/***
If ((ROC 2 = 1) OR (ROC3 = 1) OR (ROC4 = 1))
AND (ROC6 = 1)
AND (TRL = 1)
THEN TYP32 = 4
If ((ROC 2 = 1) OR (ROC3 = 1) OR (ROC4 = 1))
AND (ROC6 = 1)
THEN TYP32 = 3
If (ROC 2 = 1)
AND (ROC6 = 1)
THEN TYP32 = 2
/***
/*** Type 33: Quarry Workshops
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 6) OR (ROC2 = 1) OR (ROC3 = 1) OR (ROC4 = 1))
AND (TRL = 1)
THEN TYP33 = 4
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((ROC1 = 2 OR 3 OR 6) OR (ROC2 = 1) OR (ROC3 = 1) OR (ROC4 = 1))
THEN TYP33 = 3
/***
/*** Type 34: Quarry Base Camps
/***
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL > 0) OR (STR1 = 1 OR 2) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4 = 1))
AND ((ROC2 = 1) OR (ROC3 = 1) OR (ROC4 = 1))
AND (TRL = 1)
THEN TYP34 = 4
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 1) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1) OR (LAK1 = 1) OR (LAK2 = 1) OR (LAK3 =1)
OR (LAK4 = 1))
AND (ROC2 = 1)
THEN TYP34 =3
If (SLO = 1)
AND ((SAL = 2 OR 3) OR (STR1 = 1) OR (STR2 = 1))
AND (ROC2 = 1)
THEN TYP34 =3