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Archaeological project blog from shíshálh territory 29 Jul 2013 | 12:02 am
Archaeologists in shíshálh territory using iPads during excavation. Source: http://shishalharchaeology.wordpress.com/ Last summer we had a good discussion of the vast number of beads coming from some...
Yukon College Fieldschool Websites 26 Jul 2013 | 10:25 pm
Remains of the Mud Monster. Source: facebook. I think it’s just wound down, but the recurring Yukon College fieldschool “methods in subarctic ethnography and archaeology” spawned some good websites a...
More on Stone Bowls and Reality Shows 6 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm
Screenshot from Times-Colonist of Qualicum bowl which may be subjected to reality TV auction by CBC. Click to enlarge. The Times-Colonist has another article (PDF) on the seated human figure bowl wh...
Laser imaging of Sitka poles 3 Jul 2013 | 10:48 am
Lidar model merged with photograph to document carved pole, Sitka, Alaska. Source: National Park Service. This is an interesting application of Lidar technology – creating a durable, highly precise, ...
Seated Human Figure Bowl going up for sale? 28 Jun 2013 | 12:09 am
Screen shot of human seated figure bowl on boardroom table. Is this a “wild and wacky [sic] object”? Source: Times Colonist. This short piece (PDF) in the Times Colonist caught my eye, and not in a g...
ASBC Victoria Tue Feb 19th: Coastal Archaeology in Huu-ay-aht territory, Vancouver Island 18 Feb 2013 | 12:21 am
Quick note to say that the upcoming February meeting of the Victoria Chapter of the Archaeological Society of B.C. should be a good one (sadly I am back east at the time): Coastal Field Archaeology i...
New finds from the Skeena River near Gitwangak 25 Jan 2013 | 08:05 am
There’s a nice audio interview and slide show from the CBC with Jenny Lewis of Kleanza Consulting archaeologists about a dig going on along the Skeena River near Gitwangak (Kitwanga) in Gitxan Territo...
Northwest Anthropological Conference 2013 – Portland March 27-30 21 Jan 2013 | 12:20 am
The 2013 Northwest Anthropology conference is coming up soon at the end of March, but it’s not too late to submit a symposium proposal (deadline January 28th) or contribute a paper (deadline February ...
Public talks in Vancouver and Victoria 15 Oct 2012 | 11:16 am
Quick note to say there are two forthcoming public talks that might be of interest to residents of Vancouver or Victoria. The Vancouver one is by Dr. Ken Ames, Professor Emeritus at Portland State Un...
Jobs on Haida Gwaii and at WSU 21 Sep 2012 | 11:22 pm
So I’ve never posted job ads here before and I may never do so again, but there are two ones posted right now with a lot of potential for readers of this blog: one is an archaeological position with t...
