http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog News about archaeology in Greater Victoria Mon, 17 May 2010 19:28:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seven Thousand Years of Occupation at the Ruskin Dam Site - Duncan McLaren and Brendan Gray Excavations of the Ruskin Dam Site, located on the north side of the Fraser Valley, were conducted over four months in 2009 as part of a salvage project.  Our talk will discuss the significance of ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=32  Making the Abstract Concrete: The Place of Geometric Signs in French Upper Paleolithic Cave Art In Paleolithic cave art, geometric signs tend to outnumber figurative images and yet, they remain relatively understudied.  To address this gap in our knowledge, I compiled a digital catalogue of all known geometric signs found in ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=31 Watersheds and Coastal Archaeology: A Northwest Coast Perspective-Rich Hutchings The watershed or basin has been considered a primary unit of analysis for hydrologists, geologists, ecologists, human geographers, and historians.  On the Northwest Coast, the economic significance of riverine settlement has long been a central focus, yet it is only in the ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=30 Preserving Polar History – The Conservation of Material Culture from the Early Exploration of Antarctica -Jana Stefan At the turn of the 20th century, Antarctica was host to one of the last great races of geographic discovery, as explorers including Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen breached the shores of the frozen continent in search ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=29 A Demonstration of Microblade Manufacture and Hafting Techniques - Nick Waber Microblades are very sharp stone blades produced from a specially-prepared core.  They are an efficient use of material, and an exceptionally versatile and portable technology.  They were common throughout much of the prehistoric Northwest Coast, yet the use of microblades died out ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=28 Subsistence at the Willows Beach Siteand the Culture History of Southeastern Vancouver Island -Ila Willerton            Culture types in Pacific Northwest archaeology are characteristic artifact assemblages that often distinguish different prehistoric periods. Artifact assemblages indicate a culture type transition occurred during the 2,630 BP–270 BP occupation of Willows Beach (DcRt-10), a shell midden ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=27 Pointing it Out: Fluted Projectile Point Distributions and Early Human Populations in Saskatchewan  -Jon Hall This study investigates early Paleo-Indian expansion into Saskatchewan as reflected by the distribution of fluted projectile points, and comparing it to Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene environmental changes.  It consists of a geographic distribution analysis, using an assemblage consisting ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=26 Through the stones we reach the shore: Studies of a Paleolithic marsh in Jordan -Dr. April Nowell  The Levantine corridor is one of only two places in the world that was occupied either alternately or simultaneously by Neandertals and modern humans (approximately 50,000 to 100,000 years ago). In order to understand why ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=25 War Crimes Investigation: The Role of Forensic Archaeology -Stefan Schmitt  Since the 1980s the International Forensic Program of Physicians for Human Rights has been dedicated to providing independent forensic expertise for the documenting and collecting of evidence of human rights violations throughout the world. Exhumation projects have become increasingly more complex, from exhuming ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=24 Cops, Coroners, Bodies And Bones: Anthropology and the B.C. Coroner's Service -Brenda Clark The application of anthropology and archaeology to medico-legal death investigation has risen to prominence over the past 20 years. This presentation offers an overview of what happens in British Columbia when skeletal remains are found and enter the medico-legal ... http://www.asbc.bc.ca/vicsite/vicblog/?p=23