This fortnight we’re joined by Christian Theriault, the PEI Provincial Archaeologist, and Dr. Helen Kristmanson of L’nuey to chat about the latest in the archaeology of Prince Edward Island. It’s the perfect prelude to a summer trip to the island, and the perfect thing to listen to while you cross the Confederation Bridge.

Show Notes

• Archaeology and Palaeontology PEI: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/archaeology-and-paleontology
• L'nuey: https://lnuey.ca/
• Permian Fossil Finds: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-fossil-reptile-foot-1.7186305
• "5,000-year-old bone, thought to be from Mi'kmaw woman living on P.E.I., called historic find" https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6571530

Hit pieces:

Society for American Archaeology - Geoarchaeology Task Force: Statement on Deep Testing for Terrestrial Sites and Professional Qualifications for Geoarchaeologists in Cultural Resources Management in the US (2025) https://archaeology.blob.core.windows.net/container/docs/default-source/saa-news-and-press-statements/saa-gtf-statement-on-deep-testing-and-qualifications-for-geoarchaeologists-07mar25.pdf?sfvrsn=9fd8e4e7_2

R. Lee Lyman, On the Number of Authors per article in American Antiquity and Author Contributions http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=847190&p=29&view=issueViewer

Credits:

Sponsors: APANB, UNB Grand Lake Meadows Endowment Fund

Producer: Emanuel Akel LinkedIn

Music Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title)

This fortnight Gabe and Ken talk to friend of the show, colleague, and dear fried, Trevor Charlemagne Dow (Ecofor Consulting/UNB). We discuss our recently released paper Backdirt and Bureaucracy Revisited: An Analysis of Research Trends in New Brunswick’s Archaeology Practice Using Historic Data. Worry not about the 2023 date on the paper, listeners, it's as fresh as a daisy and we're talking archaeobureaucrats, permits, and heritage legislation in New Brunswick. It's an all-hit piece NB Arch Pod this fortnight!

Show Notes:

Dow, T. C., et al. (2023). "Backdirt and Bureaucracy Revisited: An Analysis of Research Trends in New Brunswick’s Archaeology Practice Using Historic Data." Canadian Journal of Archaeology 47: 178–208.

• find it here (membership required): https://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publications/canadian-journal-archaeology/online-first
• or here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenneth-holyoke_dow-et-al-2023-backdirt-and-bureaucracy-activity-7329920199128764416-2ubu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACYdwmgBXYUn8lypE5_JFr1h-10wI42ZLyU

Bibliography of New Brunswick Archaeology: http://www.gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php?AID=0&AISBN=9781554472673

Heritage Conservation Act: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage/content/heritage_conservationact.html

Archaeologist’s Almanac - Insituated Heritage: https://insituated.com/almanac

UNDRIP

Credits:

Sponsors: APANB, UNB Grand Lake Meadows Endowment Fund

Producer: Emanuel Akel LinkedIn

Music Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title)

This fortnight we’re joined by Dr. Matt Betts, the Curator of Eastern Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of History and the former head of the Canadian Archaeology Association’s Climate Change Committee to talk about some of the climate threats to the terrestrial and underwater archaeological record. Matt discusses the analytical challenges and inequalities introduced by climate change’s effects on the archaeological record, and calls for a renewed commitment to culture history.

Show Notes

Place-Making in the Pretty Harbour: https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776627779/place-making-in-the-pretty-harbour/

HMS Terror: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/HMS-Terror-Hardback/p/18506

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/burning-libraries-the-race-to-save-canadas-coastal-archaeological-sites-before-theyre-washed-away/

Hit piece:

“Did Clovis Hunters Kill All the Mammoths?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBG6PLQhQ0E

“Butchering a Bison With Clovis Tools and Points” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmsrkFjPiKM

Credits:

Sponsors: APANB, UNB Grand Lake Meadows Endowment Fund

Producer: Emanuel Akel LinkedIn

Music Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title/Hit Pieces) and Shayne Dahl (Hakuna Errata)