The New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast

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

We’re joined this week by one of the legends of New Brunswick archaeology, none other than David Black. Dave joins us to discuss the important contributions on avocational archaeologists to understanding New Brunswick’s past. For those of you eager to see some of the local applications of Bonnie Pitblado’s advice from last show, this one’s for you. Dave also discusses some of the foundational research in New Brunswick archaeology.Show NotesYoung, R. S., et al. (1992). "Geoarchaeology of Johns Bay, Maine." Geoarchaeology: An International Journal 7(3): 209-249. (re: “Chronological shingling”)Bannerstones as silencers: http://www.hollowtop.com/spt_html/atlstealth.htmGanong, W. F. (1914). "Supplement to Note 131 - The Ancient Portage Route from the Washademoak to Adjacent Waters." Bulletin of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick 31(23-24).Black, D. W. and L. A. Wilson (1999). "The Washademoak Lake Chert Source, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada." Archaeology of Eastern North America 27: 81-108.Bernard, M. (2015). The last romantic: the life of George Frederick Clarke, master storyteller of New Brunswick. Woodstock, New Brunswick, Chapel Street Editions.https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Romantic-Frederick-Storyteller-Brunswick/dp/0993672566Clarke, G. F. (1968). Someone before us; our Maritime Indians. Fredericton, Brunswick Press. [Check out the most recent edition: https://chapelstreeteditions.com/book-catagories/non-fiction/someone-before-us/]Visit Chapel Street Edition for other Clarke Volumes: https://chapelstreeteditions.com/book-catagories/special-projects/Pelletier-Michaud, A. (2017). The Bristol-Shiktehawk bifaces and Early Woodland ceremonialism in the Middle St. John Valley, New Brunswick. Fredericton, University of New Brunswick.Brzezicki, A. B. (2015). Getting a Handle on Ground Stone: A Technological Analysis of the Ground Stone Axes, Adzes, and Gouges in the George Frederick Clarke Collection. Anthropology. Fredericton, University of New BrunswickWoolsey, C. A. (2010). Ceramic sherds in the George Frederick Clarke collection: A technological approach. Fredericton, University of New Brunswick.Hit pieces:Mary Hudetz and Ash Ngu, “Tribes in Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn.” https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-wabanaki-tribes-struggle-to-reclaim-ancestral-remains-from-harvardBlack, D. W. (2023). “…gathering pebbles on a boundless shore…” —The Rum Beach Site and Intertidal Archaeology in the Canadian Quoddy Region, Revised and Extended Version.

This fortnight, Ken and Gabe chat with Dr. Bonnie Pitblado (University of Oklahoma) about her work as the chair of the SAA Task Force on Archaeologist-Collector Collaborations, how collectors contribute to the understanding of early archaeology in OK, PAN(cakes), and how we can all find harmony through heritage in these important professional-avocational relationships.Show NotesPitblado, Bonnie L., Matthew J. Rowe, Bryon Schroeder, Suzie Thomas, and Anna Wessman2022 Professional–Collector Collaboration: Moving beyond Debate to Best Practice. Advances in Archaeological Practice 10(1):3-9.Full, open-access issuePitblado, B. L. (2014). An Argument for Ethical, Proactive, Archaeologist-Artifact Collector Collaboration. American Antiquity, 79(3), 385-400.Pitblado, B. L., Cooley, D., Deere, B., Dudley, M., McLeod, A., Moore, K., & Palacios, H. (2023). The Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN): Leveraging University Resources to Serve Historically Excluded Communities. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 11(3), 314-327.Pitblado, B. L., Shott, M. J., Brosowske, S., Butler, V. L., Cox, J., Espenshade, C., Neller, A. J., Peebles, G. M., Sánchez, G., Shipley, R., Suárez, R., & Thomas, S. (2018). Process and Outcomes of the SAA "Professional Archaeologists, Avocational Archaeologists, Responsible Artifact Colletors Relationships Task Force" (2015-2018). The SAA Archaeological Record, 18(5), 14-17.Pitblado, B. L., & Thomas, S. (2020). Unraveling the spectra of stewards and collectors. Antiquity, 94, 1077+.New Brunswick Tourism, Heritage and Culture - Archaeology https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage/content/archaeology.htmlOklahoma Public Archaeology Network (OKPAN)https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/thc/heritage/content/archaeology.htmlUK Portable Antiquities Scheme: https://finds.org.uk/Hit PiecesCBC’s Ideas Podcast - Atlantis and the Apocalypse: The World of Fringe Archaeology (featuring NB Arch Pod guest, Stephanie Halmhofer!)Hrynick, M. G., Anderson, A. W., Moore, E. C., & Meade, M. (2023). Embedding Librarians in Archaeological Field Schools. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2023.17

Show NotesOnce upon a time in a secret smokefilled hotel room in Membertou, Darryl Kelman shared some of the deepest secrets of regional archaeology with your humble hosts to share some secret documents and other arcana; there were unspeakable rights, and quite a few unspeakable wrongs, too. We can’t share that with you, though. This fortnight Ken and Gabe are joined by Darryl, one of the Maritimes’ own top pocket finds, to talk about the Curse of Oak Island. Darryl shares some tips for archaeologists who want to communicate the extraordinary and real archaeology of the Maritimes without alienating people who may have discovered archaeology via pseudoscientific programming. If you liked our earlier show with Stef Halmhofer, you may enjoy this too.Hand of Robin Squire: https://preserve.lib.unb.ca/seastacks/20221011131519/https://seastacks.lib.unb.ca/content/hand-robin-squiresKelman Heritage: http://kelmanheritage.com/staff.htmlTreasure Trove Act: https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/61st_2nd/3rd_read/b081.htmSponsor: APANB, ULeth SSHRC Exchange

This fortnight, Gabe and Ken discuss Gabe's recent eventful trip to the Eastern States Archeological Federation Annual Meeting in Ocean City Maryland, and Gabe gets us caught up with friends and colleagues from across the Northeast in the mobile studio, NJ diner interview and food recommendations incoming.We're also thrilled to announce our newest sponsors, the University of Lethbridge Office of Research and Innovation Services (ULeth ORIS) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council!Show Notes (Interviews)Josh Cummings (MA Student, University of New Brunswick)Heather Rockwell (Assistant Professor, Salve Regina University)Zachary Singer (State Terrestrial Archaeologist, Maryland)Jonathan Alperstein (PhD Student, Dartmouth College)Arthur Anderson (Friend of the Show, Associate Teaching Professor, University of New EnglandDawson Burnett (Recent BA, University of New Brunswick)Amy Fox (PhD Candidate, University of TorontoSponsorsULeth SHRCC Exchange (https://www.ulethbridge.ca/research/grants/sshrc-exchange)APANB

This fortnight, Gabe and Ken are joined from west of the Rockies by PhD student (University of Alberta) and pseudoarchaeology expert Stephanie Halmhofer to talk about what pseudoarchaeology is, how you can prebunk and defuse pseudoarchaeological narratives, and the curious case of Brother XII.Show NotesStephanie's work and activities can be found at:Bones, Stones, and Books: https://bonesstonesandbooks.com/On Twitter/X: @Cult_Archaeo: https://twitter.com/Cult_Archaeohttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie-HalmhoferOxygen of Amplification: https://datasociety.net/library/oxygen-of-amplification/A Guide to Prebunking: https://firstdraftnews.org/articles/a-guide-to-prebunking-a-promising-way-to-inoculate-against-misinformation/Science of the Cranky Uncle (tips for dealing with misinformation): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1xbdG-NAkB1eYgQoZN1d0nnVCkzDJaNMHit PiecesAlexander A. Honsinger, Arthur W. Anderson, & M. Gabriel Hrynick (2023) Lithic Procurement in the Quoddy Region, Washington County, Maine: A View from the Reversing Falls Site (80.15). Archaeology of Eastern North America, 51:95-107A. Katherine Patton, Arthur Anderson & David W. Black (2023) “… the most delicious fish …”—toward a zooarchaeology of the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, on the coastal Northeast of North America, The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2023.2227135"Unusual statue featuring a frontal depiction of a man holding his phallus with both hands is discovered near to Mesolithic temple in Turkey" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12589389/Unusual-statue-featuring-frontal-depiction-man-holding-phallus-hands-discovered-near-Mesolithic-temple-Turkey.html