https://open.alberta.ca/feeds/custom.atom?organization=culture1980-1987--2013-2014&topic=Arts%2C+Culture+and+HistoryOpen Government - Custom query2024-03-28T21:31:34.630287+00:00Alberta Open Governmentpython-feedgenRecently created or updated datasets on Open Government. Custom query: 'culture and tourism'https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/c395e371-13fc-4683-992b-ab121de8518cAlberta plains prehistory : a review2020-02-26T15:39:50.012252+00:00The prehistory of Alberta Plains span at least 11,000 years. Archaeologists have discerned changes in artifact styles which allow this long record of human habitation to be divided into periods and phases/complexes. The periods document changes in weapon technology while the phases/complexes reflect style changes through time. Archaeologists have interpreted these changes in various ways, which are explored in this manuscript.2017-11-21T21:39:32.843822+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/b5d2330a-e673-41bc-8604-cd1d5db2baa82012 groundwater monitoring report : historical Turner Valley Gas Plant2021-03-24T19:26:42.845757+00:00The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2012 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.2018-10-31T20:03:18.247408+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/383368e7-48c4-4451-b3aa-d47fca9858542013 groundwater monitoring report : historical Turner Valley Gas Plant2021-03-24T19:27:11.636196+00:00The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2013 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.2018-10-31T20:05:20.803795+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/7793d441-6651-4c3f-b143-86559bf6a9d62014 groundwater monitoring report : historical Turner Valley Gas Plant2021-03-24T19:27:55.197810+00:00The Turner Valley gas plant site, used for many decades for petroleum production and refining, was decommissioned after 1985 and was designated as a historic site in 1995. A reclamation program was implemented for the redevelopment of the site. As part of the reclamation program, a groundwater containment and treatment system was constructed to contain and treat impacted groundwater. The objectives of the 2014 monitoring and sampling programs were to evaluate the groundwater quality at selected areas of the historical gas plant and the performance of the containment wall and treatment corridor.2018-10-31T20:07:42.910846+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0ba564ae-d2b8-458f-8220-410ba0403982Human health and ecological risk assessment for the Turner Valley Gas Plant2021-03-24T19:33:12.243717+00:00A site protection and remediation project for the The Turner Valley gas plant was completed in the Spring of 2007. This report presents the results of a study of the human health and ecological risk assessment for the Sheep River floodplain beyond the containment wall at the site. The Turner Valley gas plant, western Canada’s first natural gas processing and refining facility and the site of Alberta’s first major oil and gas discovery, is a provincial historic resource and a national historic site.2018-11-02T21:10:39.692709+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/781be107-bd02-4a05-9ee4-6423fac4d4f2Shallow soils assessment : Turner Valley Gas Plant2021-03-24T19:34:00.184284+00:00Presents the results of an investigation to evaluate shallow soil quality with respect to identified contaminants of concern in the propose public access are of the Turner Valley gas plant historic site, and to assess the shallow soil quality with respect to mercury along a section of the future public tour path. The Turner Valley gas plant, western Canada’s first natural gas processing and refining facility and the site of Alberta’s first major oil and gas discovery, is a provincial historic resource and a national historic site.2018-11-01T14:27:37.454649+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/575b20da-93ec-4474-be13-d1a454494980The Cochrane Ranche Historic Site : archaeological excavations, 19772021-03-24T19:35:34.222558+00:00In 1977, archaeological investigations were carried out at the Cochrane Ranche site prior to the development of the site as an historic park. The investigations obtained general information about the ranch period of the late 19th century in Western Canada, provided detailed construction information on two buildings, identified the material culture of the inhabitants and provided some evidence of behavioural differences between occupants of the two major residential structures.2017-02-27T20:45:43.894674+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0a9783c0-98b8-4671-b96a-097c5b746f75Tipi rings in southern Alberta : the Lazy Dog Site. The Alkali Creek sites.2021-03-24T19:36:21.496407+00:00Occasional Paper No. 8 presents the results of the excavation of two of nine tipi rings at the Lazy Dog Tipi Ring site, a small tipi ring campsite on the northern fringe of the Northwestern Plains Cultural area in Central Alberta. Occasional Paper No. 9 reports on a second season of archaeological study on the lower Red Deer River which was conducted to expand the knowledge of cultural activity in the region.2017-02-27T21:51:27.495906+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/644fa1ae-96c2-45ca-915c-be193c92df78Communal buffalo hunting among the Plains Indians : an ethnographic and historic review2021-06-09T19:45:52.922629+00:00Presents a comprehensive review of communal buffalo hunting on the Northern Plains. The document also includes lengthy quotes from rare primary sources which might otherwise be difficult to access. The report was prepared in conjunction with the planned development of a major public interpretation program at the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site.2017-02-24T21:35:03.068612+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/94d26725-9989-4639-93ef-6576d15d2ce1Archaeological research in northern Alberta 19752021-06-17T20:32:38.030914+00:00An archaeological survey of the Caribou and Birch Mountains and portions of the Peace, Athabasca and Clearwater rivers in northern Alberta was directed at inventorying sites and assessing whether or not differential occupation of two ecologically dissimilar uplands had occurred. Greater usage of the Birch than the Caribou Mountains upland was evidenced by the more extensive and more densely distributed sites on the Birch Mountains. Differential use of lakes on the uplands was also recorded and possible explanations are offered for it.2017-02-27T22:33:55.175527+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0386547a-ecd6-4e67-b019-73f817e213f4Archaeology in southern Alberta : excavations at Writing-on-Stone. Archaeology in southern Alberta : stone circles at Chin Coulee.2021-06-24T19:41:53.857212+00:00Contains two papers in the Occasional Paper series. Excavations at Writing-On-Stone (Occasional Paper 12) reports on excavations at selected locations of the rock art site of Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park. The excavations demonstrate repeated native occupation of the area from approximately 3,000 BC into historic times. Significantly, bone tools found directly beneath petroglyph panels indicate that rock art was being created at Writing-on-Stone some 1,500 years earlier than previously suspected. Stone circles at Chin Coulee (Occasional Paper 13) presents results of salvage archaeological studies carried out in October 1975 of two tipi ring sites located on Chin Coulee, south of Taber. Proposed realignment of Highway 36 to would impact these sites.2017-02-27T21:02:44.634560+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/dd9696b5-97c3-48fd-8898-b690e971491fCreating a future for Alberta's historic main streets : grant guidelines2022-02-17T21:22:35.226071+00:00The Catalyst Grant functions as a 50/50 cost-share with eligible Main Street partnering organizations, such as municipalities, Business Revitalization Zones, and other approved groups. The Catalyst Grant funding is not guaranteed for a full three years. AMSP Communities must re-apply annually.2015-08-26T17:01:16.035075+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e90932bb-cb89-4c9c-b08c-b454b05b9d79Culture change in the northern plains, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 10002023-10-30T21:19:43.229587+00:00This thesis investigates prehistoric cultures of the Northern Great Plains during the period from 1000 BC to 1000 AD, viewing them within a taxonomic framework of archaeological units—the phase and cultural tradition. In this thesis 200 archaeological components and 155 radiocarbon dates are utilized to develop 11 phases, eight subphases, and six cultural traditions. The phases and subphases are described in terms of their artifact, settlement, subsistence, and burial systems. The relationship of these various phases and cultural traditions are examined to determine if they represent either indigenous populations who became acculturated to new cultural patterns or intrusive populations into the northern half of the Great Plains.2017-02-24T22:46:21.782326+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/3307aab1-b17d-4ba0-90f4-90e671df3c15Early cultures of the Clearwater River area : northeastern Alberta2023-10-30T21:20:39.681954+00:00In this monograph the culture history of the Clearwater River Drainage Basin Area is examined. Drawing upon archaeological materials gathered during fieldwork involving basic survey and test excavations on three archaeological sites, along with supporting data from ethnohistorical sources and the work of other researchers, an attempt has been made to delineate a complex cultural-chronological sequence extending from the historic era back to circa 8,000 B.C.2017-02-27T22:14:52.440431+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/66bd5287-cebc-4327-b2a1-85b0598de1efFinal report of the 1984 season at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta2023-10-30T22:24:15.973921+00:00This report presents the final results of the 1984 field season at the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump site, which represents the second season of archaeological research by the staff of Alberta Culture at this World Heritage Site. This multi-year research project is designed to undertake mitigative investigations preparatory to the installation of an interpretive centre and attendant facilities, as well as to conduct research oriented studies which will provide some of the information required to assemble an interpretive programme for the site. The majority of the 1984 field season was devoted to the research-oriented objectives of the project which have been focused on the-poorly understood campsite deposits located on the prairie flats below the kill site deposits. Although much of the mitigative research programme was completed in the previous field season, several design modifications to parking facilities and road alignments required that further in-field archaeological investigations be conducted in 1984.2017-09-28T17:41:41.514485+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/63d3435f-b25d-444b-83be-9450e1627f3cPrehistoric survey of the lower Red Deer River, 19752023-10-30T22:25:23.641951+00:00Presents results of a three-month survey made during the summer of 1975 to trace a section of the river, to inventory sites, and to outline the prehistoric character of the region.2017-02-27T22:25:59.613192+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e7b50c75-d858-42df-96a2-624246655ec7Sibbald Creek : a record of 11,000 years of human utilization of the southern Alberta foothills2023-10-30T22:26:17.997109+00:00This report presents a detailed account of the findings of the 1980 salvage excavations at site EgPr-2 which is located in the southern Alberta Foothills at Sibbald Flat some 72 kilometers due west of Calgary. The improvement of Highway 968 as part of the general Kananaskis development program necessitated the archaeological work at this site.2017-02-24T22:10:02.735809+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/d3aca99b-2c0d-4a3a-a5b7-3082017d6016Strathcona Site (FjPi-29) excavations 1978, 1979 and 19802023-10-30T22:26:52.737151+00:00This monograph delimits the results of the 1978 excavations at FjPi-29 in the Strathcona Science Park near Edmonton, Alberta. Artifacts resulting from controlled surface pickup, patterned auger hole testing and the excavation of ten 2x2 metre units are examined in depth with detailed comparison to other similar sites and interpretations of "intra-site patterning" of lithic remains. A problem-orientated approach, as outlined in the introduction, is summarized in the concluding section, along with some preliminery hypotheses for testing during the continuance of the programme during the 1979 field season.2017-09-22T20:44:42.096595+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0246d7f2-564a-4406-a450-247165e03404Archaeology in Alberta2023-11-22T21:36:13.780203+00:00Part 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. 2015-06-16T20:26:43.690104+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/a5363552-a61f-4ce6-af56-d5d33f7f8da5Collections management policy2024-01-19T20:26:33.728575+00:00The Collections Management Policy is intended to be a practical guide to assist staff in carrying out routine collection responsibilities. The policy was developed to ensure that decisions are made within the context of a consistent and clear policy framework.2024-01-19T17:38:55.664319+00:00