The New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast

We're back a demi-fortnight later than usual to bring you this sonic and gastronomic journey through the Paris of the Prairies. The Award-Winning NB Archaeology Pod travelled to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association in Saskatoon, SK earlier this month an caught up with friends, met new colleagues, and encountered a Peppa Pig singing robot at the Number 1 Noodle House. We also took home the Public Communications Award (Institutional/Professional) for the CAA this year! So thank you listeners!Show NotesFeatured interviews:Alvina Tam (Senior Archaeologist, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority) and Tommy Ng (Partner and Senior Project Archaeologist, Bison Historical Services)Scott Neilsen (Associate Professor, Labrador Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland)Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer (Assistant Professor, University of Calgary) and Matthew Munro (Senior Archaeologist, Independent/Stantec Consulting)Tammi Mills (PhD Candidate, University of Lethbridge)Richard Grubb (American Cultural Resources Association/Vice-President, Richard Grubb & Associates) and Sara Beanlands (Principal/Senior Archaeologist, Boreas Heritage Consulting)CreditsSponsors: APANB and ULeth SSHRC ExchangeProducer: Emanuel Akel

This fortnight we learned you can take the Loyalist out of the states, but maybe you can’t take the states out of the Loyalist. You certainly can’t take the cannon out of the dooryard. Tune in to hear Dr. David Black tell us about Sam Bliss, the well armed shopkeeper turned soldier turned well-armed Quoddy Region farmer. And it’s not just weapons, Dave will also tell you about what the Blisses ate and raised on his Island. If you’re interested in Loyalists in New Brunswick, this is an important part of the archaeological record, and our second installment of the “Great Sites” series.Show Notes:Ashley, Elihu. 2007. Romance, remedies, and revolution : the journal of Dr. Elihu Ashley of Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1773-1775. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst.Craig, Calvin Lee. 2003. Early families of "the Mackadavy" : settlers before, during, and following the Loyalist period, Magaguadavic Valley, Parish of St. George, Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Self published, but there’s a copy at the UNB library: https://unb.on.worldcat.org/oclc/54415977“The Colonial Flip, George Washington’s Favorite Drink” The Colonial Flip, George Washington's Favorite Drink (youtube.com)Obituary and bibliography for John Carl Medcof https://shellfish.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/in%20memoriam%20john%20medcof%20191.pdfPerley, Moses. 1850. Report on the sea and river fisheries of New Brunswick, within the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and Bay of Chaleur. Fredericton, J. Simpson.Great Cites:Black, David W., and Christopher R. Blair. 2000. Faunal Remains from the Loyalist Occupation of the Bliss Islands, Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. Ontario Archaeology 69:39-54.Blair, Christopher. 2013. Looking For Bliss: An Early Loyalist Family in Passamaquoddy Bay. In Underground New Brunswick: Stories of Archaeology, edited by P. Erickson, and J. Fowler, pp. 107-116. Nimbus Publishing, HalifaxHit Pieces:Mack, Karen. 2023. The Rumford Falls Ceramic Assemblage and Maine Ceramic Period 2 (CP2) Pottery. Maine Archaeological Society Bulletin 63(2):1-42.Will, Richard, and Karen Mack. 2023. Rumford Falls and Beyond: A Comparative Analysis of Archaic period and Ceramic Period LIthic Debitage Assemblages. Maine Archaeological Society Bulletin 63(2):43-60.CreditsSponsors: APANB and ULeth SSHRC ExchangeProducer: Emanuel Akel

Do you like art? Do you like rocks? Well have we got the show for you! This fortnight your hosts Ken and Gabe are joined by Bryn Tapper (Memorial University) to discuss Indigenous pictographs and petroglyphs from Maine and the Maritimes. Bryn also discusses the importance of rock art sites for understanding Indigenous landscapes, ontologies, and shamanistic practices.Show NotesBragdon, K. J. (2002). The interstices of literacy: Books and writings and their use in Native American southern New England. In W. L. Merrill and I. Goddard (Eds.). Anthropology, History, and American History: Essays in Honor of William Curtis Sturtevant (pp. 121–130). Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.Hedden, Mark H. (2004) Passamaquoddy Shamanism and Rock Art in Machias Bay, Maine. In Rock Art of Eastern North America, edited by C. Diaz-Grandos, and J.R. Duncan, pp. 319-343. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.Mallory, Garrick (1894) Picture Writing of the American Indian. Smithsonian Institution–Bureau of Ethnology, Washington.Molyneaux, Brian L. (1989) Concepts of humans and animals in Post-Contact Micmac rock art. In Animals into Art, edited by H. Morphy, pp. 193-214. One World Archaeology, Vol. 7. Unwin Hyman, Ltd., London.Robinson, Brian S., and A. Sky Heller (2017) Maritime Culture Patterns and Animal Symbolism in Eastern Maine. Journal of the North Atlantic Special Volume 10:90-104.Tapper, Bryn (2020) Exploring Relationality: Perspectives on the Research Narratives of the Rock Art of the Algonquian-Speaking Peoples of Central and Eastern Canada. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 27(3):723-744.Tapper, Bryn, Oscar Moro Abadía, and Dagmara Zawadzka (2020) Representation and meaning in rock art: the case of Algonquian rock images. World Archaeology 52(3):449-462.Hit PiecesNewfoundland and Labrador “Provincial Archaeology Office Annual Review 2023” volume 22, https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcar/files/PAO-Review-Vol-22-2023.pdfAnd, CRM folks, keep your eye out for two surveys from Ken and Colleagues about CRM in Canada, for more information:Employers: (https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_b7LGAFHK8dUlyDQ)Folks working CRM:(https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_erDqAUKQ8XG7JDE)CreditsSponsors: APANB and ULeth SSHRC ExchangeProducer: Emanuel Akel

It’s spooky season here on the New Brunswick Archaeology podcast. We’re joined by Dr. Chris Wolff to talk about his research about fear as an important aspect of societies past and present. He’ll also give you a primer on the archaeology of Newfoundland and Labrador, share some of his recent work at Stock Cove, and discuss how the peopling of Newfoundland fits into a broader understanding of the colonization of North America. And there’s even some bonus content about nuclear fallout shelters and drums!Show Notes:The Reformatory: A Novel, by Tanarive Due https://www.tananarivedue.com/The Shivers, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shivers_(Austin,_Texas)Stephen Graham Jones, “The Only Good Indians” https://www.amazon.ca/Only-Indians-Stephen-Graham-Jones/dp/1982136456“Sustainability in Ancient and Island Societies”: https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813069975&fbclid=IwAR2jDWQU1QIXsOJ7w-_lwAOdTniLyRlaawayhNwrZgxrZRZi81Z6YTYbnbE_aem_AWGXJNXC7tyTIy1l9S6oRvjstF7l68BXdGRQ9CICmJu7cIBqp4-QxFNXY59Ia4iiKr_WcrBlkvoFEiZVGnn7xcPKHit Pieces:Jones, Brian (2023) Constraints and Assumptions for Modeling the Paleoindian Colonization of New England. Northeast Anthropology 91-92:1-18.MacInnes, David (2023) Population Dynamics, Mobility and Pottery Use Among Hunter-Gatherers on the Maritime Peninsula of North America. Northeast Anthropology 91-92:19-51. McLellan, A. and Woolsey, C.A. (2024) ‘Thematic Analysis of Indigenous Perspectives on Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management Industries’, American Antiquity. First View article.Sponsors: APANB and ULeth SSHRC ExchangeProducer: Emanuel Akel

This fortnight we were joined by some of the UNB and Parks Canada team conducting bioarchaeological research at the (rapidly eroding) Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton. Tune in to hear from Amy Scott, Mallory Moran, Kelsey Kane, Chris Burgess, Nicole Hughes, Taylor Corbett, and Nicole Breedon about mitigating 18th century cemeteries from the Fortress, and the cutting edge, we mean breaking news, uhhh….well anyway about broken bones, 18th century medical practice, and much more. Dr. Amy Scott and her research team will give an expanded presentation, “Skeletal Stories,” at the UNB-Fredericton’s Harriet Irving Library Wednesday, March 27 from 4-9:00. To learn more:Event details: https://www.facebook.com/unbbioarchaeologyfieldschool/posts/pfbid09fFxXUFe2aDRtNh9GVXNEHFF5XHZnnVCjkqkVNATA8JCsuRLomDuAao1m2sjgU2qlDr. Amy Scott: https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-anthropology/scott-amy.htmlUNB Bioarchaeology Field School: https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/departments/anthropology/research/bioarchaeology/index.htmlFortress of Louisbourg: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourgSome recent papers:Hughes et al (2024) Surgery under siege: a case study of leg amputation in 18th century Louisbourg, Nova Scotia CanadaScott et al (2023) A colony without a cough? A bioarchaeological exploration of tuberculosis at the eighteenth-century Fortress of Louisbourg, CanadaScott et al (2023) A bioarchaeological exploration of adolescent males at the eighteenth-century Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada Scott et al (2020) Comparing biological and pathological factors affecting osteocalcin concentrations in archaeological skeletal remains Scott et al (2020) Colonial urbanism: a comparative exploration of skeletal stress in two eighteenth century North American French coloniesCreditsProducer: Emanuel AkelSponsors: APANB, ULeth SSHRC Exchange, ULeth ORIS

This fortnight, the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast makes sure you don’t feel like you’re up a creek without a paddle. Your hosts, Ken and Gabe, talk about dugouts, birchbark canoes, skin boats, and portage routes in a 13000 year tour of what we know, and especially what we don’t, about watercraft. We also introduce our new producer, Emanuel Akel. Finally, we’d like to fondly remember Dick Doyle, friend and archaeologist extraordinaire. Check out Emanuel’s Podcast, Noize & Freeze Files, https://open.spotify.com/show/3uwx3f15B8zijkAXYlPZci?si=0960c2b904b84a89&nd=1&dlsi=79e9a10758944d87Show NotesAdney, Tappan, and Howard Irving Chapelle (1993). The bark canoes and skin boats of North America. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance. Cook, David S. (1985) Above the Gravel Bar: The Native Canoe Routes of Maine. Polar Bear and Company, Solon.Holyoke, Kenneth R., and M. Gabriel Hrynick (2015) Portages and Lithic Procurement in the Northeastern Interior: A Case Study from the Mill Brook Stream Site, Lower Saint John River Valley, New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Journal of Archaeology 39(2):213-240.Moran, Mallory L.( 2020) "Mehtaqtek, Where The Path Comes To An End": Documenting Cultural Landscapes Of Movement In Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) First Nation Territory In New Brunswick, Canada, And Maine, United States. PhD, Anthropology, William and Mary, Williamsburg.Sanger, David (2009) Birchbark Canoes, Dugouts, and Gouges: Is There Any Logical Relationship? Maine Archaeological Society Bulletin 49(2):17-34.Spahr, Tim, Arthur Anderson, Gabriel Hrynick, Gemma-Jayne Hudgell, and Arthur Spiess (2020)    A report on a late Woodland period dugout canoe from Cape Porpoise, Maine, USA. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology:1-14.Spahr, Tim, Arthur Anderson, Gabriel Hrynick, Gemma-Jayne Hudgell, Elizabeth Kelley Erickson, Nancy Asch Sidell, and Arthur Spiess (2023)    A Late Woodland paddle in association with a dugout canoe from Cape Porpoise, Maine, USA. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 18(3):541-545.Dick Doyle’s obit: https://www.pressherald.com/2024/01/05/obituaryrichard-a-dick-doyle-2/Hit PiecesMaine Archaeological Society Meeting (in Honour of Dick Doyle) is April 7, 2024 at Vile Arboretum. Check here for more updates:  https://mainearchsociety.org/Searcy, M., K. Banks and S. Jensen (2024). Improve Your Employability: Insider Tips on Jobs in the Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Sector. The SAA Archaeological Record, 24(1): 28-35.  Demeischel, Jenna and S. Terry Childs (2024). A collections-Based View of the Future of Archaeology. Special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice 12(1) CreditsProducer: Emanuel AkelSponsors: APANB, ULeth SSHRC Exchange, ULeth ORIS

This fortnight (and a half...) Gabe and Ken are talking archaeology with our friend and esteemed guest, Mr. Austin Paul, Esq. We're also in the same room, and joined by a whole crowd of people in the Riverside Room at Picaroons Roundhouse/540 North on the banks of the Wolastoq. That's right, it's our first live episode, recorded in Fredericton on February 20th as part of the APANB/UNB Anthropology sponsored "Night of New Brunswick Archaeology".CreditsEmanuel Akel (Producer)Special ThanksThe Association of Professional Archaeologists of New Brunswick (APANB)Picaroons BrewingULeth SSHRC Exchange University of Lethbridge UNB Visiting Speakers FundUNB CETL Equipment ServicesUNB Department of AnthropologyEcofor Consulting Ltd. Trevor DowDallas Tomah

Tune in this fortnight for a new NB Archaeology Podcast series, “Great Sites.” In Great Sites episodes, we’ll showcase important archaeological sites from New Brunswick and the region.This episode, we talk to Dr. Sue Blair of the University of New Brunswick about the Jemseg Crossing Site (BkDm-14), where she led one of largest scale archaeological excavations ever undertaken in the province. The project was also a pioneering collaborative archaeology project. Great CitesBlair, Susan. "Jemseg Archaeological Site". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 March 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jemseg-archaeological-site. Accessed 01 February 2024.Blair, S. E. (2010). Missing the boat in lithic procurement: Watercraft and the bulk procurement of tool-stone on the Maritime Peninsula. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 29(1), 33-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2009.10.006Perley, K., & Blair, S. (Eds.). (2003). Wolastoqiyik Ajemseg The People of the Beautiful River at Jemseg, Volume 1: Important Stories and Spoken Histories. New Brunswick manuscripts in archaeology; 34E. New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Archaeological Services, Fredericton, N.B. https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/thc-tpc/pdf/Arch/MIA34English.pdfBlair, S. (Ed.). (2004). Wolastoqiyik Ajemseg, The People of the Beautiful River at Jemseg: Volume 2, Archaeological Results (Vol. 2). New Brunswick manuscripts in archaeology; 36E. New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Archaeological Services, Fredericton, N.B. https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/thc-tpc/pdf/Arch/MIA36english.pdfIf you liked this episode, consider:S01E08 "Broadly Speaking", S01E09 "Big Yellow Taxonomist: The Early Maritime Woodland", and "S01E11 "Nopewell"

Most archaeological research in North America is cultural resource management, or CRM. This type of archaeology is conducted to protect archaeological sites from development, or mitigate the effects of that development on archaeological sites/resources. Your hosts are joined by Trevor Dow of Ecofor Consulting this fortnight to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of CRM.Show NotesEcofor: https://www.ecofor.ca/about/our-team/Altschul, J. H. and Klein, T. H. (2022) “Forecast for the US CRM Industry and Job Market, 2022–2031,” Advances in Archaeological Practice. Cambridge University Press, 10(4), pp. 355–370. doi: 10.1017/aap.2022.18.Turnbull, Christopher J. 1977. Of Backdirt and Bureaucracy: The Role of Government in Canadian Archaeology. In Symposium on New Perspectives in Canadian Archaeology, 2-23 October 1976, pp. 119-136. Ontario Museum, Toronto.Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/archeology-work-the-latest-roadblock-to-rebuild-lytton-b-c-mayor/article_9ba6d3ba-d32c-5f22-9e6c-6b6b427a892d.html“Sisson mine arrowhead turns out to be 'just a pointy rock'”https://themanatee.net/sisson-mine-arrowhead-turns-out-to-be-just-a-pointy-rock/Finding a job in CRMhttps://www.shovelbums.org/https://twincairns.com/http://www.bajr.org/LinkedIn, SAA, CAA, AIA websites, your local archaeological society, local professional associationPolishing up that CV/Cover Letterhttps://theprofessorisin.com/2016/08/19/dr-karens-rules-of-the-academic-cv/https://theprofessorisin.com/category/academic-job-search/how-to-write-academic-job-cover-letters/Hit Pieces:Doda, Fashioning Acadians: https://www.mqup.ca/fashioning-acadians-products-9780228018926.phpSAA’s New NAGPRA fact sheet: https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/catf/final_nagpra_rule_fact_sheet-(1).pdf?sfvrsn=4b4bb62f_3Stop by the Harriet Irving Library 3rd Floor Research Commons and check out the mini-exhibit, "Writing New Brunswick Archaeology" https://lib.unb.ca/researchcommons

Well, dear listener, we’ve reached the end of another year. Thanks for joining us each fortnight or so to talk shop. We’re looking forward to talking to you more in 2024. Until then, happy holidays to you and yours.Show notes:Cardamom+Banana Vieux Carre: https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/cardamom-banana-vieux-carre/Campo Enoteca https://campoenoteca.com/Gado-Gado (Portland, OR) : https://www.gadogadopdx.com/The Sandy Hut Bar & Lounge (Portland, OR): https://www.instagram.com/sandyhutpdx/?hl=enMaven (Calgary, AB): https://www.mavenyyc.ca/Orchard (Calgary, AB): https://orchardyyc.com/Taverne Jos. Dion (Quebec, QC): https://www.facebook.com/tavernejosdionHit Pieces:Deal, Michael. 2023 Archaeology and the Indigenous Peoples of the Maritimes. Memorial University Press. https://memorialuniversitypress.ca/Books/A/Archaeology-and-the-Indigenous-Peoples-of-the-MaritimesSnyderman, Lucia, Alexis Mychajliw, and Arthur Spiess. 2023. “A Holocene Seabird Extinction in Maine: The Great Auk”. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 60 (2):119. https://doi.org/10.58782/flmnh.awfg4811