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Month: November 2017

Pop Up Event: “Bridging Victoria: Stories from the Archaeological Past”

Posted on November 22, 2017 By asbc_admin

Community News!

Bridging Victoria: Stories from the Archaeological Past

On Saturday November 25th from 11am-2pm join Anthropology students from the University of Victoria at the Royal BC Museum for a pop up event engaging visitors with three archaeology collections for the first time!

Click on this link to take a look!

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The Launch of Culturally Modified, a CRM Journal!

Posted on November 19, 2017 By asbc_admin

Culturally Modified is BC’s first ever Cultural Resource Management journal. It launched recently and the website hosts the first issue. Check it out and let us know what you think!

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Tomorrow is our last ASBC Lecture of 2018! See details below!

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

In association with the Anthropology Department of UVic

Second November LECTURE

Late Bronze Age Animal Remains from Ancient Eleon, Greece

By Matt Bullock

Tuesday, Nov 27, 7:30

Cornett B108, UVic Campus, Victoria

This presentation examines an assemblage of animal remains from the Greek archaeological site of ancient Eleon that were associated a large structure dating to the Late Helladic IIIC period (roughly 1200-1170 BC). This period immediately followed the still-unexplained destruction of the Mycenaean palatial sites. Eleon was not a palatial site, but may have served as a “satellite” to the nearby palace at Thebes. Many small settlements, including Eleon, appear to have weathered the destruction of the palatial sites, and even thrived in the post-palatial period.

Tooth wear analysis of sheep and goat mandibles from Eleon was used to identify the ages at which each species was being slaughtered. Preserved tablets from palatial sites record large herds of sheep raised for wool production. Would mortality profiles from Eleon reflect this emphasis on wool, even after the palatial destruction, or would a disruption in herding patterns be visible in the remains? The results raise questions about the relationships between smaller sites, local trade networks, and palatial centres.

Bio: Matt Bullock received his Master’s degree from UVic’s department of Anthropology in 2018. His research interests include animal domestication and the identification of herding strategies from archaeological assemblages. He conducted three seasons of field research in Greece, where he met his wife. Matt currently works as a consulting archaeologist at Madrone Environmental Services in Duncan.

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Reminder, ASBC Talk Tonight at UVic. Details below.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

In association with the Anthropology Department of UVic

1st November LECTURE

Relatives of the Deep: Songhees/UVic Ethnoecological and Archaeological Research at Tl’ches

Tuesday, Nov 6 , 7:30

Cornett B108 (new room), UVic Campus, Victoria

In the past two years, Dr. Mathews and the Songhees Nation have developed a research program at Tl’ches (Chatham and Discovery Island) where they are working together to understand the human and ecological history. This ASBC talk is an introduction to Tl’ches and some of the research ideas that are being investigated. These islands may be the best remaining intact Lekwungen landscape, and an enduring legacy of long-term inhabitation and management significant to the present-day and future well-being of Lekwungen peoples

Bio: Dr. Darcy Mathews is an ethnoecologist and archaeologist working in
collaboration with First Nations communities to understand the deep history
of social and ecological relationships between peoples and their environments
. This includes how people, plants, animals, and places have interacted with
one another in myriad ways through time.

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Wildfire destruction leads to re-discovery of ancient Indigenous sites in B.C. | CBC News

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The Elephant Hill Wildfire burned up 192,000 hectares of B.C. Interior in 2017. One archaeologist says that has made it easier to comb the forest floor for hidden Indigenous archaeological sites.

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We spy A LOT of familiar faces in this beautiful and informative video of Hakai’s Quadra Island project! Well done to all involved!

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A team of archaeologists are looking for evidence of humans—the oldest sites they can find in the Discovery Islands off Vancouver Island.

When the glaciers receded, people arrived. These people adapted to coastal living, even as the shorelines changed dramatically as sea levels rose and fell.

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Remains of more than 700 Indigenous ancestors to be sent home to communities across B.C. thanks to new funding | The Star

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Through the Royal BC Museum’s new repatriation project, 21 First Nations will receive a combined total of over $500,000 to locate and transport cultural objects and ancestral remains held in museums...

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