Historical Recipe Project: Sweet Macaroni Pudding
As part of our historical recipe project, our Lab Manager Alexis Dunlop brought in sweet macaroni pudding! The transition of pasta from a sweet to uniquely savoury ingredient provides a fascinating insight into how our tastes and expectations have changed over time. [line] In Anne Yentsch’s article Applying Concepts from Historical Archaeology to New England’s Nineteenth-Century […]
Historical Recipe Project: Scottish (Canadian) Oatcakes
As part of our new historical recipe project, our Managing Partner Rob MacDonald brought in his signature Scottish Oatcakes! He has a personal connection to these delicious treats, and he also delved into the fascinating history of the oatcake below. [line] Oats (Avena sativa), a cereal grain which was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent area of the Near […]
Digging Up Business: An Early 20th Century Advertising Token
While excavating a nineteenth century farm site in Halton region, we uncovered a small turn of the century advertisement. This large token has no monetary value, serving instead as a pocket sized promotion for an agricultural tool; T.E. Bissell’s disk harrow cultivator. Likely distributed at a county or agricultural fair, this marketing item is a […]
“Feature” Employee: Andrew Riddle
Meet Andrew, Partner and Director of our Environmental Assessments Division and all-round tech guru. If he’s not coding his own apps or eating copious amounts of chicken wings, he can be found organizing complicated wind farm and infrastructure projects. His first love is lithic analysis, so please feel free to ask him any and all questions about burin spalls! […]
“Toronto Underfoot” Underway at the ROM!
Dr. Williamson was invited to share his thoughts on Toronto’s archaeological past for the ROM’s new exhibit “Toronto Underfoot”, opening on October 11th, 2014. We spent the afternoon in the depths of the museum’s North American collections while a film crew rolled on… [line] The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is getting ready to launch a […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
In honour of the Thanksgiving Weekend, we wanted to show you what ASI staff are thankful for. So put on your stretchy pants, dig into your turkey and enjoy! […]
