International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Alex Kisielewski Hello everyone, my name is Alex Kisielewski and I am a Field and Mapping Technician at TMHC. My journey at this company started in 2015 while studying at the University of Western Ontario. In 2016, I graduated with a double major in Classical Studies and Bioarchaeological Anthropology. It was my interest in the Classics (the study of Greek and Roman history) in high school that led me to pursue archaeology academically and as an occupation. The discipline is a combination of my love for the outdoors, and fascination with the patterns of people from both the past and present. Alex recently published, The Codd Bottle: Rarity and Ingenuity in Ontario Archaeology While in university, I was privileged to be…

International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Marya D’Alessio [caption id="attachment_3886" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Marya presenting a poster at Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association (BARFAA) 2014 in Michigan during her MA research.[/caption] Hello everyone, I’m Marya, and I’m a Field Director and Osteologist for TMHC. My job includes supervising a field crew in various stages of archaeological assessments throughout Ontario, and identifying human remains during site excavations. Sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between faunal (animal) remains and human remains in the field, which is where my specialization comes in handy! I am extremely lucky that I am able to act as a Field Director and Osteologist for TMHC when needed, as this usually means that I get to see a variety of different types of archaeological sites…

International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Robyn Lacy Hello everyone, I’m Robyn, and I’m the new archaeological, cultural heritage, and social media technician at TMHC! As you can probably tell from my title, my job is a bit of a mixed bag, which absolutely keeps things interesting…every day is something new! I completed my MA in Historical Archaeology at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in 2017, and moved to London shortly after to work in CRM, and was just accepted into MUN’s PhD program. The panel [photo opposite], from the National Museum of Scotland, has a hexfoil in the centre. This symbol was used for personal protection for hundreds of years, from the home to the grave.           My favourite part of heritage…

International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Nicole Brandon   I chose archaeology as a profession because it combined my academic interests with my personal hobbies. My journey began at Wilfrid Laurier University where the profs were enthusiastic and encouraging. At the time, I was learning about Canada’s First Peoples. The trajectory of my career path changed one summer when I ventured east and took a job excavating at the Fortress of Louisbourg NHS in Nova Scotia. The reconstructed 18th-century town was enchanting, and the incredible variety of artifacts discovered daily was nothing short of amazing. I was hooked. Louisbourg was the inspiration to do a material-culture based M.A. thesis, which eventually landed me at TMHC as a material culture analyst and the lab manager. [caption id="attachment_3844" align="aligncenter"…

International Women's Day 2020 In her own words... - Sherri Pearce Hi, I’m Sherri and they call me the Sherriff… Archaeology has been my passion since a young age. My first foray into archaeology was volunteering at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. From there, I started working as a field tech and then eventually a field director and here I am still, some 20+ years later and now managing projects at TMHC. I am fortunate to have been mentored by and work with many amazing and inspiring women archaeologists, and still do to this day. In fact, it was woman that inspired me to get into archaeology, albeit in a round about way – Wonder Woman! In reading the comics as a child, I developed an interest in Greek and…