Heritage Toronto Special Achievement Award
Our founder, Dr Ron Williamson, was the recipient of the 2019 Special Achievement Award from Heritage Toronto which celebrates people who have made exceptional contributions to Toronto’s heritage. This video introduction played at the awards ceremony, and features the ROM’s New World Archaeology Technician April Hawkins, and former Chief of the Mississauga of the Credit First […]
Charlie Garrad Memorial
As a memory of our dear friend Charlie Garrad, we share a favourite story from an interview we did with him in 2017. Charlie tells us about the discovery of an intact Tionontate smoking pipe on the day of the final hockey game of the 1972 Summit Series. Thanks to Heritage Hockey for allowing us […]
Ask An Archaeologist- Sharing the Dirt on Fieldwork
It’s that time of year again, where we’re all excited to get back out into the field, and thinking back to our first field seasons. We asked our archaeologists in the field, lab and office what their advice would be for an archaeologist just starting out- and these were their answers!
Come Discover History With Us!
Do you want to be an archaeologist? We share a peek into the life of a field archaeologist through this collection of some of our favourite field photos! We are currently hiring field technicians for the Spring 2018 field season, could it be you? For more information on our job postings, please visit our Careers Page. […]
West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson
The film West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson was produced by White Pine Pictures and follows the mysterious life and death of the famous Group of Seven painter. On July 8 1917, Thomson died mysteriously on Canoe Lake, just as he was reaching ascendancy in his career. Why does Thomson’s life and art fascinate us […]
Hangman’s Graveyard
ASI was retained to find, exhume and rebury those men who had been hanged at Toronto’s Don Jail as part of the Bridgepoint Hospital redevelopment project. Our work was followed by Ballinrun Productions film crew, under the direction of Mick Grogan, and the film shows ASI archaeologists in both the field and the lab.
Curse of the Axe
See the film Curse of the Axe by clicking the play button below. The documentary was developed by Yap Films, in association with History Channel Canada and Archaeological Services Inc. Listen to Dr. Ron Williamson from ASI and Mr. Luc Laine from the Huron-Wendat First Nation talk about the film on the CBC radio show […]
Camp X: Secret Agent School
Yap Films newest documentary Camp X: Secret Agent School premiered on HISTORY Canada on July 14, 2014. The documentary tells the story of how a secret agent training school began in Canada – near Whitby, Ontario – in the dark days of the Second World War. At Camp X, British instructors taught American and Canadian […]
Explosion 1812
Watch the trailer below for Explosion 1812, a documentary film that focuses on the American invasion at Fort York, which took place on April 27, 1813. The film is produced by Yap Films and narrated by Dan Snow, a UK-based historian and television presenter, and the documentary features the work of Archaeological Services Inc.
Legacy of Stone: The Origin of Flint
Legacy of Stone (produced by Richard Douglas) follows the work of ASI’s Dr. Ronald Williamson and Mohawk Traditionalist Dr. William Woodworth as they combine science with Indigenous traditions and beliefs to better understand a unique archaeological find on the shores of Lake Erie: a flint quarry that was used for thousands of years. The occupation […]
