https://open.alberta.ca/feeds/custom.atom?tags=late+precontact+period&pubtype=Report&audience=Educators&topic=Arts%2C+Culture+and+HistoryOpen Government - Custom query2024-03-28T17:50:01.524244+00:00Alberta Open Governmentpython-feedgenRecently created or updated datasets on Open Government. Custom query: 'culture and tourism'https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f7050fdd-c379-4274-b449-84c8ff7910922016 Southern Alberta flood investigation at sites EePl-261 and EdPm-7 on the Highwood River2020-04-20T17:43:05.493673+00:00In 2016, preliminary excavations were conducted at EdPm-7 and EePl-261 along the Highwood River south of Calgary. The sites were heavily impacted by the 2013 floods and continue to be threatened by future flood events. Excavations, diagnostic artifacts, and radiocarbon dating confirmed that EePl-261 and EdPm-7 are Late Precontact Period sites. Eight interesting in situ features were identified and excavated, which contribute to a better understanding of camp life and settlement patterns along the Highwood River. Part of the 37th volume of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper series, which contains 18 articles exploring multiple facets of the impact on archaeological resources of the 2013 flood in southern Alberta.2018-01-30T21:31:00.648722+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/4593a619-a4eb-48a1-b074-f772e862331dNear surface magnetic assessment on the FM Ranch Campsite (EfPk-1)2020-04-20T17:50:33.609051+00:00During mitigative and exploratory studies undertaken at the FM Ranch Campsite (EfPk-1) in 2015, near-surface geophysical assessment was implemented to help focus archaeological and geoarchaeological studies in a selected area of the site. The purpose of the study was to locate culturally-derived combustion features (such as hearths) using magnetic detection methods prior to excavation, in order to maximize the potential for recovery of cultural data that are usually associated with these types of features. Analysis of the results of this work illustrated some shortcomings of the gradiometer method, and an alternative geophysical magnetic assessment method that would be more suitable for investigating the majority of archaeological features found in North America is suggested. Part of the 37th volume of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta Occasional Paper series, which contains 18 articles exploring multiple facets of the impact on archaeological resources of the 2013 flood in southern Alberta.2018-01-30T21:18:52.885247+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/d8f7ddd1-619f-4b81-bb9d-c9e6ea2271ceDeeply buried intact sediments yielding cultural deposits within the North Saskatchewan River valley in the city of Edmonton, Alberta2023-11-22T21:32:33.961952+00:00This 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.2020-12-15T20:20:55.555016+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e34cc4b6-8313-43bd-80b3-cd612bf54b6aRevisiting Besant and Sonota era bone uprights in Alberta2023-11-22T21:33:24.209761+00:00This article summarizes archaeological features called bone uprights that appear at sites in Alberta and across the northern plains. Bone uprights are vertical animal bones (usually bison) that were embedded in the ground and served several purposes for pre-contact people.2019-09-27T17:26:01.340856+00:00