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Historical walking and driving tour : Markerville

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This historical walking and driving tour includes sites in and around the town of Markerville, which is located approximately 29 kilometres southwest of Red Deer. It takes about two hours to... More ≫

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This historical walking and driving tour includes sites in and around the town of Markerville, which is located approximately 29 kilometres southwest of Red Deer. It takes about two hours to complete the entire tour. The ten sites which comprise the tour are marked on the map in the centre of the booklet.

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Archaeology in Alberta

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Part of Alberta Culture’s Occasional Paper series, Archaeology in Alberta was an annual publication that highlighted and reported on research activities undertaken in Alberta during the year,... More ≫

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Part of Alberta Culture’s Occasional Paper series, Archaeology in Alberta was an annual publication that highlighted and reported on research activities undertaken in Alberta during the year, emphasizing those investigations which yielded new contributions to the knowledge of archaeology in the province or which constituted continuations of existing investigations.

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The Cranford site, DIPb-2, a multicomponent stone circle site on the Oldman River

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The work described within this report constitutes final mitigation of impact to the Central Area of the Cranford Site, The Cranford Site is a multi-component stone circle site located on the... More ≫

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The work described within this report constitutes final mitigation of impact to the Central Area of the Cranford Site, The Cranford Site is a multi-component stone circle site located on the south bank of the Oldman River in south central Alberta, consisting of 87 rings, 5 cairns, a rock alignment, and surface and buried lithic concentrations. Excavation of 220 square metres in the Central Area of the site resulted in the recovery of 2,944 lithic artifacts, 2,772 faunal remains, and 1,165 pieces of firebroken rock, for a total of 6,881 cultural items.

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Red Deer historical walking tours

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The Red Deer Historical walking tour described in this booklet is comprised of three "mini-tours", each dealing with a specific aspect of Red Deer's early development.

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Crowsnest Pass historical driving tour : Coleman

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of... More ≫

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of Coleman is one in a series of three booklets, which also includes Bellevue, Hillcrest and Blairmore. The buildings can be located most easily by following the order in which they are arranged in the brochure.

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Crowsnest Pass historical driving tour : Blairmore

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of... More ≫

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of Blairmore is one in a series of three booklets, which also includes Bellevue, Hillcrest and Coleman. The buildings can be located most easily by following the order in which they are arranged in the brochure.

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Crowsnest Pass historical driving tour : Bellevue and Hillcrest

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of... More ≫

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The Crowsnest Pass, an area in south-western Alberta that is extraordinarily rich in historical resources, became the first Ecomuseum and Historic District in Alberta in 1988. This driving tour of Bellevue and Hillcrest is one in a series of three booklets, which also includes Blairmore and Coleman. The buildings can be located most easily by following the order in which they are arranged in the brochure.

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The Ross Site (DIPd-3) 1980 research

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In 1980, the Archaeological Survey of Alberta conducted a brief test excavation programme at the Ross site, D1Pd-3, situated on a terrace on the south side of the Oldman River near Coaldale. The... More ≫

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In 1980, the Archaeological Survey of Alberta conducted a brief test excavation programme at the Ross site, D1Pd-3, situated on a terrace on the south side of the Oldman River near Coaldale. The excavations were undertaken to determine if the site was sufficiently intact to warrant designation as a Provincial Historical Resource. Two 2 x 2 units were excavated to about 3.5 m below surface; both yielded extensive cultural remains. At least eight intact components were noted, while a ninth component was defined as a flood deposit. All are assigned to the Old Women's Phase of the Late Prehistoric Period. The components represent camping activities from a variety of seasonal occupations. As a result of the project, the Ross site was designated a Provincial Historical Resource in 1981, and the riverbank was stabilized by Alberta Environment.

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Final report of the 1985 and 1986 field seasons at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta

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This resource reports on archaeological field work at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump which was conducted in the summers of 1985 and 1986 as part of ongoing research associated with the development... More ≫

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This resource reports on archaeological field work at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump which was conducted in the summers of 1985 and 1986 as part of ongoing research associated with the development of a public interpretation facility at the site.

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Annotated bibliography : Late Quaternary studies in Alberta's western corridor (1950-1988)

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This annotated bibliography includes papers, short notes, theses, conference abstracts and maps published between 1950-1988. The citations deal with surficial geology, glacial history,... More ≫

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This annotated bibliography includes papers, short notes, theses, conference abstracts and maps published between 1950-1988. The citations deal with surficial geology, glacial history, palaeontology and palaeoenvironments in the Western Corridor of Alberta between roughly 30,000 to 6,000 years BP. The bibliography includes about 650 citations. It was compiled primarily as a research aid for archaeologists and others involved in the Archaeological Survey of Alberta's "First Albertans" project - an investigation into the initial peopling of Alberta.

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