Preserving Summer
Although many of us today think of summer as a time of rest and relaxation, for Ontario’s residents in the past, summer was a season of hard work and preparation for the winter months. Perhaps the most import task for ancestral Indigenous and Euro-Canadian families was the preservation of foodstuffs for the long, cold months […]
“Feature” Employee: Thanos Webb
Meet Thanos Webb – our half American, half Greek staff archaeologist. In between taking care of his three-year-old twins, drinking copious amounts of coffee and wearing cowboy hats, Thanos is finishing up a PhD from UCLA. When I was ten, my family paid a visit to an uncle who was directing an underwater excavation. After […]
“Feature” Employee: Katie Hull
Meet Dr. Katie Hull. Katie is the first person to be featured in our new website series about the many talented staff members we have here at ASI. Not only is Katie a leading historical archaeologist but she’s one funny woman. You’ll see! Living near Cahokia Mounds in Southern Illinois, yearly class field trips focusing […]
Revisiting the Parsons Site
In preparation for the Huron-Wendat Trail celebration on Saturday June 15th, we thought we would revisit the Parsons Site – a site that is being honoured with a plaque by the City of Toronto, Heritage Toronto and ASI this weekend. [line] During the 1950s, the Ontario Archaeological Society (OAS) carried out excavations at the Parsons […]
So You Just Bought A New House…
You’ve just bought a brand new house in a new subdivision in the GTA. You know approximately how long the developers took to build the house because you bought it when they were still in the early stages of construction. You probably assumed that the developers hired some environmental experts to examine the property to […]
The 5 Metre Squares
We couldn’t think of anything more appropriate for our very first company blog post then sharing ASI’s very own music group “The 5 Metre Squares.” With hits like “I Dig Your Features” and “Girl, Let’s Go To Stage 4,” we’re certain our group will be a huge success. Soulful lyrics, dirty jeans, rugged good looks, […]
