ASI’s Bell Site dog burial subject of new publication
A new article, written by Eric Tourigny et al., features some interesting findings regarding human-animal relationships in the 19th-century, based on scientific analyses of a dog burial from the Bell Site (excavated by ASI in 2011). The study is now available in the latest issue of the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. ASI loaned the canine remains to the researchers, whose work was based […]
ASI’s geopyhsical survey team helps uncover German bunker at Juno Beach
ASI’s geophysical survey team, Blake Williams and John Dunlop, joined the crew from WAR JUNK at Juno Beach battlefield in France to help locate any buried remnants of D-Day. The team located a German Tobruk machine gun emplacement, long buried in the sands. The discovery was filmed for the documentary that will air on the History Channel […]
Concord Adex moves 19th-century schooner to Fort York
The schooner discovered by ASI during Concord Adex development work at Bathurst and Fort York Boulevard downtown Toronto was successfully relocated to Fort York National Historic Site. The early-nineteenth-century vessel was lifted from its location on site and secured onto a truck where it was then driven to the museum’s front entrance. Fort York will […]
ASI discovers early 19th-century schooner in downtown Toronto
ASI was retained by Concord Adex to undertake archaeological investigations prior to a development at Bathurst and Fort York Blvd. On Monday, our archaeologists discovered a schooner that dates to at least the 1830s. Preliminary investigations have indicated that the ship may be American in origin. This is not the first time we have uncovered […]
A piece of Toronto history unearthed
Recent media coverage surrounding the development work at Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard in Toronto: ASI has been on site documenting this portion of the Queen’s Wharf and its associated structures since early March 2015 and we have been involved in this development project for five years. We have investigated numerous other parts of […]
ASI locates burials under Toronto church parking lot
ASI was been retained by the Archdiocese of Toronto to investigate a reportedly closed and relocated cemetery behind St John the Evangelist the church in Weston (Toronto), Ontario. While it is of course not surprising that a cemetery was associated with a nineteenth-century church, it is also to be expected that not all remains were disinterred […]
Developer asks town to swap land for Petun site
Russell Higgins of MacPherson Builders, brought a deal to council at its regular meeting Monday, November 19, to say the town can have the deed to the Plater-Martin Site, as well as some land surrounding the site in exchange for a parcel of town land suitable for building.
ASI granted award by Ontario Archaeological Society
Congratulations to ASI for receiving the 2012 Excellence in Cultural Resource Management award and thank you to the Ontario Archaeological Society for the honour. The award recognizes “an individual or a group in order to recognize contributions and accomplishments in the field of cultural resource management. Achievements may include the management and preservation of sites, sustained research […]
ASI trip to Huronia
On Saturday, September 29, a group of approximately thirty ASI staff visited Huronia, the historic homeland of the Huron/Wendat nation in Ontario. It was a beautiful autumn day for a drive north, with the autumn foliage approaching its peak of colour. The first stop was the Huronia Museum in Midland, where Jamie Hunter, curator of […]
New installation featuring ASI artifacts unveiled in Toronto
Last month, ASI’s Alexis and Claire attended the official unveiling of Peter Powning’s latest installation, entitled “Spire Stelae: Impressions of a Community,” at Cranbrooke Village condominiums at Bathurst Street and Saranac Boulevard in North Toronto. Peter is known for his bronze reliefs and he often casts objects brought to him from members of the community […]
