ASI Organizes Public Session “The Archaeology in Toronto” at AIA Conference
As part of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) taking place this January in Toronto, ASI’s Ron Williamson and University of Toronto’s Michael Chazan have organised a public session on “The Archaeology of Toronto”. The free session begins at 12pm, Sunday January 8th, in the Civic North […]
ASI at the 2016 OAS Symposium
On Saturday November 5th several of our senior staff will be reflecting on one of the most important academic syntheses that has come out of Ontario archaeology. Nicknamed the Green Bible, “The Archaeology of Southern Ontario to A.D. 1650” is an anthology that was created by the London Chapter of the OAS in 1990. As […]
ASI’s Jonas Fernandez and Ron Williamson to give talk on London’s Archaeological Master Plan
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology has invited ASI’s Geomatics specialist Jonas Fernandez and our founder Ron Williamson to present a lecture on London’s Archaeological Master Plan. They will discuss the modern ways in which municipalities are managing their cultural heritage resources and how the City of London’s Archaeological Master Plan Review will help conserve the rich archaeological […]
Dr. Ron Williamson to give talk at Richmond Hill Public Library on the Teston Road Ossuary
The Richmond Hill Public Library has invited ASI’s founding partner Ron Williamson to present a lecture on one of his favourite archaeological sites. He will be speaking about his experiences overseeing the investigation of a 15th Century Huron-Wendat burial site discovered on Teston Road, City of Vaughan, during road work in 2005. This talk is part […]
ASI’s David Robertson speaks at Markham Museum on Toronto waterfront archaeology
The Markham Museum has invited ASI Senior Archaeologist, David Robertson, to speak about urban archaeology for The Friends of Markham Musem Lecture Series. The event will take place at 7 pm on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in the Transportation Hall of the museum. Tickets are $30 each, including light appetizers and a cash bar. The talk is entitled Shifting Shorelines […]
Myseum, ASI and CBC team up for Backyard Archaeology event
The Myseum of Toronto is hosting a pop-up Myseum on the Move event, in partnership with ASI and CBC, called Backyard Archaeology. The event features archaeological exhibits related to the history of Toronto and the GTA, while documenting the backyard finds of visitors. Happening on November 22nd, 2015 in the CBC Atrium, the Myseum is asking […]
ASI at the 2015 Heritage Toronto Mayor’s Reception
ASI has been invited to be a feature at the Mayor’s Reception prior to the Heritage Toronto awards happening this upcoming Tuesday, October 13th at Koerner Hall. ASI, and our friends at Ellis Don, will be there to showcase the Queen’s Wharf schooner discovery, including a state-of-the-art LiDAR capture of the ship. Michael Carter and his […]
Toronto Carrying Place: A Shared Legacy
ASI Cultural Heritage division manager, Annie Veilleux, has been asked to give a talk for the event The Toronto Carrying Place: A Shared Legacy. The special one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, September 26th, from 9 am – 3 pm, at the Old Mill Inn & Spa. A number of academics, authors, and local historians […]
Heritage Toronto and ASI Present: Before Toronto Tour
Explore Toronto’s heritage – from the comfort of a bus! Ride a chartered bus with archaeologist Dr. Ronald F. Williamson and discover Toronto’s rich Indigenous history through visits to some of our city’s most significant pre-contact sites and past archaeological digs. Take this rare opportunity to stand where Indigenous villages once flourished, hundreds of years before contact with Europeans, […]
AIA Toronto Lecture: From Mastodons to Parliament
Dr. Ron Williamson from ASI will be speaking for the AIA Toronto Society’s Winter Lecture Series: The first European settlement of Toronto was simply a continuation of patterns that had been in place for thousands of years. The Indigenous occupants of the encampments and semi-permanent villages that lined the former water courses in the City left […]
