As always, ASI is participating in the annual OAS Symposium, taking place this year in Windsor on October 17th-19th, hosted by the Windsor and Grand River Chapter. This year’s symposium is exploring “engaging presentations, discussions, and workshops that highlight ongoing research, emerging perspectives, and collaborative approaches to archaeology with the theme of Beyond Borders: Lands, Rivers, Peoples.”
Registration for the conference is still open! You can do that here.
We are happy to be sponsoring this event, which is an important meeting place for Ontario archaeologists, cultural heritage workers, Indigenous communities and students.
ASI is also involved in several papers, a session and a poster:
The morning of Saturday, October 18th:
At 8am in Ballroom A, ASI’s faunal analyst Mike Brand will be presenting a paper on the importance of field schools for helping to grow careers in archaeology. The paper is co-authored with Mackenzie Greenhalgh of the TRCA, our own Lab Technician Natasa Zdjelar– herself a field school alumna who has carved out a successful archaeological career with us here at ASI-, Sarah Ranlett of the Yale Peabody Museum, and Trevor J. Orchard from the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Training the next generation of heritage practitioners: Perspectives from the Schreiber Wood Project
At 9 am in Ballroom B, our Managing Partner Rob MacDonald will be reflecting on our work on the Windsor Archaeological Management Plan, very fitting for a Windsor based symposium! Rob co-authored this paper with our own Senior Associate Martin Cooper and Geomatics Specialists Peter Bikoulis, as well as Jacqueline Fisher, formerly of Fisher Archaeological Consulting.
Dialing Up the WAMP-erage: Updating the Windsor Archaeological Management Plan
On Saturday afternoon from 12pm-4:30pm in Ballroom A, our Manager of Historical Archaeology Eva MacDonald co-created a session with Elaine Cheng of Wilfrid Laurier University in honour of Dena Doroszenko. Dena has recently retired from the Ontario Heritage Trust, where she worked as Senior Archaeologist since 1987. Dena has been an essential force in Ontario archaeology, serving as a mentor to future generations of archaeologists, and creating an impressive body of work in historical archaeology. Join us in celebrating her!
A Trusted Authority on Historical Archaeology: Papers in Honour of Dena Doroszenko
As part of this session, Eva is presenting a paper at 2pm on the St. John’s Chinaware company, and reflecting on Dena’s influence on her love for material culture.
An Introduction to the St. Johns Stone Chinaware Company (1873-1900)
Make sure to also check out the poster session! Our Field Technician Evelyn Fransoo has created a poster on her Master’s research on the zooarchaeology of rats in 19th century Ontario.