“Curse of the Axe” wins 2013 Heritage Toronto award
Heritage Toronto held their annual awards night and William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 and granted Yap Films with a Merit Award for their film Curse of the Axe. The documentary film followed ASI as they excavated the Mantle Site in Stouffville, ON. Congratulations to Elliot Halpern and Robin Bicknell of Yap Films […]
“The Orenda” now available in bookstores
“The Orenda” by Joseph Boyden is now available. This work of historical fiction from Penguin Canada is on the bookshelves with ringing endorsements from many reviewers, including the National Post, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and even ASI’s Chief Archaeologist Dr. Ron Williamson. Dr. Williamson says of the book: “I have spent almost […]
Stouffville residents keep digging Mantle Site history
On Monday March 11th, Dr. Ron Williamson and ASI archaeologist Andrea Carnevale headed to the the Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum to sign copies of the book The Mantle Site, written by Dr. Williamson and Dr. Jennifer Birch. About 100 people filled the museum’s community hall to hear about the Mantle Site, which was excavated near the museum.
Curse of the Axe nominated for a Canadian Screen Award
The film Curse of the Axe – based on an ASI project and developed by Yap Films – has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best History or Biography Documentary Program or Series. The award ceremony will air on Sunday, March 3rd at 8:00 pm on CBC. ASI would also like to congratulate […]
Getting paid to dig up the past
ASI and Dr. Ron Williamson were featured in The Globe and Mail’s ‘Report on Business’ section on December 24th, 2012: “Most archeology in Canada is performed not by academics, but by private firms examining building sites before the developers move in with bulldozers. One of the biggest specialty consulting firms in the market is Toronto-based […]
The Mantle Site available for pre-order
The Mantle Site (written by Jennifer Birch and Ron Williamson) is now available for pre-order. The book features a detailed analysis of the sixteenth-century Huron-Wendat village found in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario. The site is famous for its size – over 95 longhouses excavated and more than 100,000 artifacts recovered by Archaeological Services Inc. […]
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 […]
Huron Wendat: University of Toronto Memo of Understanding
The University of Toronto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing for the repatriation of remains and artifacts to the Huron Wendat Nation. This MoU was signed at a ceremony in Wendake, near Quebec City on November 29th, 2011. The University of Toronto sits on land that was the home of the Huron Wendat until the late 17th century. […]