We spy A LOT of familiar faces in this beautiful and informative video of Hakai’s Quadra Island project! Well done to all involved!
Hakai Institute
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.
Come into the field with the archaeologists for a behind-the-scenes look at how they piece together the history of coastal living for the last 13,000 years. ... See MoreSee Less
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Dust & Bones, a documentary put together by Archaeologist Harold Joe of the Cowichan. Very interesting film with important discussions. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-UOemcu7L3QDust n’ Bones examines threats to the preservation and rededication of First Nations artifacts, burial sites, and remain ------------------------------------... ... See MoreSee Less
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
In association with the Anthropology Department of UVic
SEPTEMBER LECTURE and 2018/2019 AGM
Traces From the Scars of War -World War One Archaeology
Paul Ferguson
Tuesday, Sept 18h , 7:30
Cornett B108 (new room), UVic Campus, Victoria
(AGM will take place at 7:30 for about 10-15 minutes, prior to Paul’s lecture)
This November 11 will mark 100 years since the conclusion of the Great War which left 61,000 Canadians dead and a further 172,000 wounded. The In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres [Ieper], Belgium has created a very moving temporary exhibition of excavated artifacts that depict life in the trenches. Paul Ferguson will lead us through a virtual tour of the exhibition and the Ypres Salient and discuss the approaches archaeologists and museums are taking that add new interpretations of the war. Paul will discuss his recent trips to Ypres and the Western Front and his return this November as an invited guest at the Memorial Museum, Passchendaele.
Bio: Paul Ferguson graduated in 1981 from the University of Victoria with a double major in Art History and Anthropology. He has worked within heritage for 40 years of which 21 years were as Curator of the Chilliwack Museum and Historical Society. Currently Paul is the Associate Registrar of the Royal BC Museum. Paul is a military, home front and remembrance historian. He has authored numerous publications, articles and blogs including the 100th Anniversary History of the Canadian Scottish Regiment. Paul journeys to many sites of conflict and, combined with his experiences within museums and archives, it was a natural progression to become associated with documentary film projects including Tricks on the Dead (The Story of the Chinese Labour Corps in the Great War), and the Pipes of War film series.
IMPORTANT NOTE.
If you would like to take part in the AGM vote prior to lecture please update your membership as soon as possible. Only members in good standing may take part in the vote (though all are welcome to be present). Also, only members in good standing receive The Midden, online PDF!!
For information, e-mail asbcvictoria@gmail.com
Please check out our website @ www.asbc.bc.ca
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