
The New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast
Covering 13,000 years of history, archaeologists Gabe Hrynick (Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick) and Ken Holyoke (Assistant Professor, University of Lethbridge) introduce the people, technologies, and stories of archaeology in New Brunswick, Canada.
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Mar 9, 2023 • 1h 42min
Intrusive Feature 1a - La Natura e la distribuzione dell'editoria in archeologia
Welcome to the first special episode of the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast! This week we were joined by Dr. Bill Farley, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Southern Connecticut State University to discuss publishing in archaeology. We talk about why archaeologists publish, what the process of publishing involves, and offer some advice for students or early career folks looking to publish their research. Bill has published in a number of journals, and is the editor of Northeast Historical Archaeology. He also is active in using videogames to teach about archaeology, so check out his YouTube channel @archaeologytube, or find him on twitter @ArchaeologyGame.Time Stamps6:08 Why publish? 9:55 What is peer-review? 19:10 What is a good source? 29:36 - Conferences 34:19 The publication lifecycle 41:04 What makes a good peer-reviewer? 49:55 Grey literature 56:25 Choosing where to publish 67:00 Follow the red thread 75:11 What is an author? 84:57 Collaborate! 94:43 Ethics in publishingBill’s Faculty Page at SCSU: https://www.southernct.edu/directory/farleyw1Bill’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07CjzGSWgY5lAdWZd_AmbwSome papers we discussed:Fable, John M., William A. Farley, and M. Gabriel Hrynick. 2016. Mean Ceramic Dating and Historic Period Occupation at the Devil's Head Site, Calais, Maine. Maine Archaeological Society Bulletin 56(1):1-15. Farley, William A., Amy N. Fox, and M. Gabriel Hrynick. 2019. A Quantitative Dwelling-Scale Approach to the Social Implications of Maize Horticulture in New England. American Antiquity 84(2):274-291. Holyoke, Kenneth R., Susan E. Blair, and Cliff S. J. Shaw. 2020. Aesthetics or function in heat-treating? The influence of colour preference in lithic preparation on the Maritime Peninsula, Eastern Canada. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 60.

Mar 3, 2023 • 1h 21min
That’s no Hiatus, That’s the Early Archaic
In this episode, Ken and Gabe talk about the period between about 9500 and 5000 years ago, and the hiatus that wasn’t. Like the Archaic, we try to go deep on this program, but unlike the Early Archaic, we try to be high visibility. If you enjoy the show, we’d love if you told a friend about it. And don’t touch that dial: we’ve got some special programming as well as our usual fortnightly programming headed your way. We’ve mentioned this excellent Pauketat and Sassaman volume a couple of times now–it’s well worth checking out: https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/the-archaeology-of-ancient-north-america/A522C499E93F7CE6C9C1BA9574575E10#overview Petersen, James B, and David E Putnam. 1992. Early Holocene occupation in the central Gulf of Maine region. In Early Holocene Occupation in Northern New England, Vol 9, edited by Brian S. Robinson, James B. Petersen, and Ann K. Robinson, pp. 13-61, Vol. Occasional Publications in Maine Archaeology. The Archaeological Conservancy’s Video on the Sharrow site https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCiGKHhA98 Tuck, James A, and Robert J McGhee. 1976. An Archaic Indian burial mound in Labrador. Scientific American 235(5):122-131. Lake Utopia Archaic, a success in avocational archaeology: https://www.studyincanada.com/News/ArticleProfile.aspx?SectionID=13&ID=458 The resultant thesis:Suttie, B.. 2006. Archaic Period Archaeological Research in the Interior of New Brunswick. Master's, Anthropology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. Black, David W. 1997. A Native Artifact from the Ocean Floor Near Indian Island. Fieldnotes: The Journal of the New Brunswick Archaeological Society 3(2):5-7. Keenlyside, D. L. (1983). In Search of the Island's First People. Island Magazine, 13, 3-7. Keenlyside, D. L. (1984). "Ulus" and Spearpoints: Two New Archaeological Finds from Prince Edward Island. Island Magazine, 16, 25-27. Sanger, David. 1996. Gilman Falls Site Implications for the Early and Middle Archaic of the Maritime Peninsula. Canadian Journal of Archaeology 20:7-28. Hit Pieces:Chris Wolff’s chapter in “More than Shelter from the Storm”: https://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813069371 Bill C-23 https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-23 Ortman, Scott G., and Jeffrey H. Altschul. 2023. What North American Archaeology Needs to Take Advantage of the Digital Data Revolution. Advances in Archaeological Practice 11(1):90-103.

Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 44min
Clovis, Folsom, and Plano, Oh My!
In this episode, Gabe and Ken talk about the first archaeologically known people in New Brunswick: the Palaeoindians. We begin with a continental approach to the big three temporal divisions–Clovis, Folsom, and Plano–then narrow our discussion down the New England-Maritimes Region. We wrap with a discussion of Palaeoindian archaeology in New Brunswick. See you in a couple weeks for the start of the Archaic period. Follow us on Instagram!Show Notes Julien, 2008, p. 3, Mi’kmaw terms for archaeological time periods Crassard et al. (2020) “Fluted-point technology in Neolithic Arabia: An independent invention far from the Americas” https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236314Bradley, James W. et al. 2008. What's The Point?: Modal Forms and Attributes of Paleoindian Bifaces in the New England-Maritimes Region. AENA 36:119-172. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40914526MacDonald, George F. 1968. Debert: a Palaeo-Indian site in central Nova Scotia. National Museum of Canada Anthropology Papers, No. 16. Queen's Printer, Ottawa.Robinson, Brian S. 2011. Bull Brook and Debert: The Original Large Paleoindian Site in Northeast North America. In Ta’n Wetapeksi’k: Understanding from Where We Come, edited by Tim Bernard, Leah M. Rosenmeier, and Sharon Farell, pp. 133-143. Eastern Woodland Publishing, Truro.“The Last Billion Years” https://nimbus.ca/store/the-last-billion-years.htmlTanner, Adrian. 1979. Bringing home animals : religious ideology and mode of production of the Mistassini Cree hunters. St. Martin's Press, New York.“Cree Hunters of Mistassini” https://www.nfb.ca/film/cree_hunters/ Maryland Fluted Point Survey New York Paleoindian Database ProjectPaleoindian Database of the AmericasHistory of the Chicken TenderHit Pieces:Maine Archaeological Society: https://mainearchsociety.org/Canadian Archaeological Association: https://canadianarchaeology.com/MusicShayne DahlJustin Hoenke: https://tinyurl.com/mu7v7unwSponsorAPANB (www.apanb.ca)

Feb 3, 2023 • 54min
A Short History of New Brunswick Archaeology
In Ep2 of the NB Archaeology Podcast, Ken and Gabe discuss the history of archaeological research in New Brunswick, beginning with Pagan and Wright’s 1797 survey of St. Croix Island and extending to contemporary legislation. In two weeks we’ll talk about the Palaeoindian period. Talk to you then. In the meantime, we’d love if you subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Show notes:Matthew, 1884, Discoveries at a Village of the Stone Age at Bocabec: tinyurl.com/2p96smjpHrynick & Black, Bocabec Archaeological Site: tinyurl.com/2r6v77w4Matthew on Washademoak chert: G.F. Matthew, 1900, “A quarry and workshop of the Stone Age in New Brunswick. Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada” Vol. 6 Pages 61-69.Trigger, History of Archaeological Thought: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/history-of-archaeological-thought/E278A8C631322BAC5B5E21C88E3CEBFBWilley & Sabloff, A History of American Archaeology, 3rd edition. W. H. Freeman and Co., New York, 1993USA’s National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 https://ncshpo.org/resources/national-historic-preservation-act-of-1966/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.Blair, Jemseg Archaeology Project: https://tinyurl.com/mrybz424Hit pieces:New volume of the Handbook of North American Indians https://scholarlypress.si.edu/store/history-culture/handbook-north-american-indians-volume-1-introduct/Leslie,David E., Zachary L.F. Singer, G. Logan Miller, Katharine R.Reinhart, and Brian D. Jones. 2022. Gulf of Maine Archaic TraditionsOccupations at the Edgewood Apartments Site, Plainville, Massachusetts. AENA50:1-30.Music:Justin Hoenke: https://tinyurl.com/mu7v7unwShayne DahlSponsor:Association of Professional Archaeologists of New Brunswick: apanb.ca

Jan 19, 2023 • 1h 9min
Welcome/Bienvenue/Kulasihkulpon/Pjila'si to the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast
In this episode of the NB Archaeology Podcast, Gabe and Ken introduce themselves, their research, New Brunswick in regional archaeological context, and talk a little bit about Palaeoindians (pre-Clovis and Clovis-like), red chert, housefloors, big themes in New Brunswick archaeology, and this week's Hit Pieces.Show Notes:Recommended introduction music:“Canada Vignettes: Log Driver’s Waltz” at NFB https://www.nfb.ca/film/log_drivers_waltz/“Diggin’ a Hole” by Big Sugar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U6aNnMqmgcGabe’s faculty page at the University of New Brunswick: https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-anthropology/hrynick-gabriel.htmlKen’s faculty page at the University of Lethbridge: https://kenholyoke.academia.edu/Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast, by Matt Betts and Gabe (U of T Press 2021).The Far Northeast: 3000 BP to Contact, edited by Gabe and Ken (Canadian Museum of History/University of Ottawa Press, 2022).Holyoke, Blair, and Shaw’s (2020) paper on heat treating and colour: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101229Brian Robinson on pre-Clovis: Robinson, Brian S. 2012. Culture History, Clovis First and Contributions of The Review of Archaeology. The Review of Archaeology 30:1-12.“Grand Challenges”/Big Questions in archaeology:Kintigh et al. (2014): https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1324000111CRM job forecast for the United States: Altschul and Klein (2022): doi:10.1017/aap.2022.18This Ep’s Hit Pieces:Kelly et al. (2023) Expanding omnidirectional geospatial modeling for archaeology: A case study of dispersal in a “New England” colonial frontier (ca. 1600–1750). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2022.105710Davis et al. (2022) Dating of a large tool assemblage at the Cooper’s Ferry site (Idaho, USA), to 15,785 cal yr B.P. extends the age of stemmed points in the Americas. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade1248Kitchel (2022) Color as a Key Characteristic in the Terminal Pleistocene Fluted-Point-Period Lithic Economy in Northeastern North America. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4227691Thanks to K. Sock and R. Nicholas for Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik translation of the title.
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