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DgPf-18: Handprint rock art at the Sandstone Ranch site, North Milk River

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In 2017, Archaeological Survey staff investigated claims of rock art being present on a sandstone outcrop located at Sandstone Ranch, lands owned and managed jointly by the Nature of Conservancy... More ≫

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In 2017, Archaeological Survey staff investigated claims of rock art being present on a sandstone outcrop located at Sandstone Ranch, lands owned and managed jointly by the Nature of Conservancy of Canada, the Alberta Conservation Association, and the Alberta Fish and Game Association. A preliminary visit to the outcrop resulted in the identification of a couple of red ochre handprints and smears. The rock art was identified as Foothills Abstract Tradition rock art. This paper discusses the significance of this newly identified rock art and how it relates to the distribution of other red ochre handprints and smears in Plains rock art.

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Deeply buried intact sediments yielding cultural deposits within the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton, Alberta

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This article examines the impact of urban development on archaeological deposits within, and adjacent to, the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton in central Alberta. Recent... More ≫

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This article examines the impact of urban development on archaeological deposits within, and adjacent to, the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton in central Alberta. Recent archaeological studies indicate that undisturbed sediments are present and can yield significant archaeological deposits of both precontact and fur trade age, despite decades of extensive urban development.

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Site 243R (FgQm-59) : a stratified campsite on the Snake Indian River in Jasper National Park, Alberta

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This archaeology paper describes work at a stratified site in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Aeolian silts covering the terrace at this site (243R) contained evidence of five cultural components.... More ≫

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This archaeology paper describes work at a stratified site in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Aeolian silts covering the terrace at this site (243R) contained evidence of five cultural components. Radiocarbon dates and recovered projectile points suggest that occupations occurred during the Early, Middle, and Late Precontact Periods. The preliminary results from site 243R excavations provide the basis for a much-needed occupational sequence for Jasper National Park.

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A collaborative undertaking to excavate and reinter a historic burial (FgOw-2) near Viking, central Alberta

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In late summer of 2015, human remains were exposed by a badger dig in a field near Viking, Alberta. Staff of the Historic Resources Management Branch of Alberta Culture and Tourism. HRMB staff... More ≫

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In late summer of 2015, human remains were exposed by a badger dig in a field near Viking, Alberta. Staff of the Historic Resources Management Branch of Alberta Culture and Tourism. HRMB staff worked collaboratively with representatives from the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and others to determine the most appropriate approach for dealing with this burial, and it was decided that the remainder of the burial should be removed and reburied in a new protected location. Based on a brief analysis of the bones and associated artifacts, it was determined that the individual was likely a 13 to 14 year old Aboriginal female who died as early as the 1830s.

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