Challenging Colonial Narratives: Nineteenth Century Great Lakes Archaeology by Dr. Matthew A. Beaudoin TMHC celebrates the upcoming release of our own Dr. Matt Beaudoin’s first book Challenging Colonial Narratives: Nineteenth Century Great Lakes Archaeology based on his doctoral research and subsequent insights. From the publisher: Challenging Colonial Narratives demonstrates that the traditional colonial dichotomy may reflect an artifice of the colonial discourse rather than the lived reality of the past. Matthew A. Beaudoin makes a striking case
The Loss of Material and Documentary Heritage to Fire On September 2, 2018, a significant repository of human history was erased when Brazil’s Museu Nacional (National Museum) was destroyed by fire. What made this event particularly tragic is that the building was one of the largest museums in South America and early estimates suggest over 90% of its collections were lost. As staggering as this single loss is, history shows that this is an all
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Rural Historical Farmsteads in Ontario
“Why Do I have to Dig up Grandma’s Broken Plates?!” While there is general acceptance of the need for archaeology on Indigenous sites, archaeologists often face tough scrutiny when further work is required for the archaeological remains of rural historic farmsteads dating from the mid-19th to early-20th centuries. To archaeologists, the value of farmstead archaeology is self-evident, but most non-archaeologists need an explanation of what valuable information grandma’s broken plates have to offer. Often clients
Site Leads in Ontario
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Site Leads in Ontario: Underutilized but Important Resources for Identifying Site Locations Site Leads in Ontario: Underutilized but Important Resources for Identifying Site Locations Information from landowners and local residents about the possible location of an archaeological site has long been an important resource for archaeologists. “Site leads,” or hearsay accounts of site locations deriving from local knowledge, often translate into the discovery of previously unrecorded archaeological sites. The early explorers of archaeological sites in
Overlapping Indigenous Interests in Cultural Heritage and Land Use Planning Government of Canada map identifying First Nations communities in Ontario Overlapping Indigenous Interests in Cultural Heritage and Land Use Planning In Ontario today, it is rare that an archaeological assessment involves engagement with only one Indigenous community. Often there are multiple communities who express an interest in the cultural heritage for a particular development. Responding to the diverse range of expectations and perspectives of Indigenous