Ottawa Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society

Only three days left to apply to volunteer at our virtual annual meeting in September. Deadline 1 March. Application form: https://bit.ly/3qUKSFz More information: https://bit.ly/2O5i8uX

Another week, another round-up! Please note, Archaeological Research Associates was previously removed, but they are still hiring! Sorry for any inconvenience. ...AECOM - Project Archaeologist (London, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//project-archaeologist/6D427AF496/job/ - Field Director (Barrie, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-supervisor//job/ - Archaeological Field Technician I (Barrie, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-i/F614 - Archaeological Field Technician II (Barrie, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-ii/FED - Archaeological Field Technician III (Barrie, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-iii/E2 - Archaeological Field Technician I (London, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-i/7C38 - Archaeological Field Technician II (London, Ontario): https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-ii/ECA - Archaeological Field Technician III: https://aecom.jobs//archaeological-field-technician-iii/E7 AMICK Consultants Ltd (Toronto, ON): - Archaeological Field Technician: https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob Archaeological Research Associates (Kitchener, ON): - Field Technician: https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob - Field Director: https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob Archaeological Services Inc. (Toronto and Burlington, Ontario) - Field Director: https://asiheritage.ca//Field-Director-2021-Burlington-Ext - Field Technician: https://asiheritage.ca//Field-Tech_2021-Spring-Burlington. Detritus Consulting Ltd. - Archaeological Field Technician (Hamilton, Ontario): https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob - Archaeological Field Technician (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario): https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob - Archaeological Field Technician (Fort Erie, Ontario): https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries (Toronto, Ontario) - Student Archaeological Collections Management Assistant: https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx Ontario Heritage Trust (Toronto, ON) - Student Assistant Archaeologist: https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx Stantec - Archaeology Project Manager (Waterloo, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//F30EFDB3C7C4489A915CAB95C0E131/job/ - Archaeology Project Manager (London, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//4396D3E1359F4CF6A29D22BAFECAAA/job/ - Archaeology Project Manager (Stoney Creek, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//7120CFA77EB0440E812FFB7C1ACAF6/job/ - Archaeology Project Manager (Ottawa, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//0A94EDA0E5BB4B1DB2A161397552D8/job/ - Archaeology Project Manager (Markham, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//F30EFDB3C7C4489A915CAB95C0E131/job/ - Archaeology Field Supervisor (Markham, Ontario): https://stantec.jobs//CE3CA8876A1747E8987A1673E66D3B/job/ Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Ltd. (London, Ontario) - Field Mapping Technician: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - Archaeological Field Technician: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - Archaeological Field Director: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - Project Manager: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - GIS Technician: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - Manage Environmental Assessment Cultural Heritage: https://tmhc.ca/jobs - Material Cultural Analyst in Historical Archaeology: https://tmhc.ca/jobs Wood Group PLC (London and Burlington, Ontario) - Archaeologist / Field Director (London and Burlington, Ontario): https://woodplc-canadaexternal.icims.com/jobs/82402/job - Archaeological Field Technician (Kitchener and West GTA, Ontario): https://woodplc-canadaexternal.icims.com//archaeologi/job WSP Canada Inc (Ottawa, ON) - Applied Research Archaeologist: https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe//careers/v2/viewRequisition Know any jobs we’re missing? Drop us a line and we’ll be sure to include it! Looking for more updates from the OAS? Be sure to follow our pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Join us on March 3, 2021 from 4-6 pm EST The Fire This Time: Black & Indigenous Ecologies by registering here: https://bit.ly/3dQRDnQ. We are excited to announ...ce the next webinar sponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists, Indigenous Archaeology Collective, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, SAPIENS, Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies, and the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology at the University of Michigan. The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Peter Nelson (Coast Miwok & citizen of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria; UC Berkeley) and panelists include Diné artist Jerrel Singer, Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo (UCSD), Dr. Kristina Douglass (Penn State) and Dr. Justin Hosbey (Emory University). The webinar will be hosted on Zoom and live-streamed via Vimeo. Live CART captioning will be provided and live translation will be offered in Spanish and French. The event will be recorded and available for later viewing. This virtual panel discussion is part of a year-long series that features transformational approaches to archaeological storytelling. More information on the event series can be found here: www.sapiens.org/futures. The Fire this Time: Black and Indigenous Ecologies March 3, 2021 from 4-6 pm EST Register here: https://bit.ly/3dQRDnQ Moderated by Dr. Peter Nelson (Coast Miwok and citizen of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria) Panelists: Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, Dr. Kristina Douglass, Dr. Justin Hosbey, and Jerrel Singer (Diné) In the past year, the world witnessed devastating fire seasons in Australia and the U.S. West, an Atlantic hurricane season with a record thirty storms, and a global pandemic. In each of these cases, among the losses of many, marginalized communities have borne the brunt of cascading environmental catastrophes, experiencing loss of lands and significant costs to community health and wellness. This panel, composed of leading Black and Indigenous archaeologists and artists, considers what it means to confront the challenges of a changing climate alongside the legacies of environmental racism. How does our understanding of past and present ecologies allow us to imagine new ethics of care and responsibility for all of our relations? And what shared obligations do such ethics create for archaeological practice?

The Plague Stone in Penrith Sitting incongruously beside the main road is this little noticed and unloved stone. But the story it tells is as fascinating as it... is sad. In 1597 the Plague struck in Penrith. Normal life in the town was suspended as the disease tore through the population. Farmers living around Penrith were too terrified of the plague to risk bringing their goods to market. So there were serious food shortages to compound the townsfolks’ problems. So plague stones were set up around the outskirts of the town. These stones had a hollow filled with vinegar. Townsfolk left coins in the vinegar and retreated a safe distance. Farmers then brought food and left it by the stone and took the money. The plague finally released its grip after 15 months having killed almost half of the population of the town. Such plague stones were quite common around England but few now remain. See more

On November 24 at 7:00 pm, the Peterborough Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society presents via Zoom presentation, Dr. Heather McKillop.

More Pleistocene archaeology and new research at at the Bluefish Caves with Jodie MacMillan from the Yukon archaeology program!

Learn about some of the on-going excavations on Parliament Hill!

Stuck at home and looking for something new to read? Check out this new book by William D. Finlayson on the Draper Site with a fascinating foreword by Elder Gidigaa Migizi, Knowledge Keeper of Michi Saagiig Nation which can be found here: https://www.icbookstore.ca/?book_id=115

With each Symposium, we hold a contest for the best overall student paper and best overall student poster prepared by an undergraduate or Masters student. Four ...members of the OAS board of directors marked the student entries and then met to compare notes to choose the winner. This award is a great accomplishment since there were many other top notch presentations but unfortunately, there can be only one winner for each category. The winner for the best overall student paper is: Using Legacy Collections at University of Toronto Mississauga for Undergraduate Research Vella, Yasmine, and Smith, David G. The winner for the best overall student poster is: The Schreiber Wood Project: Life at a Glance as Seen through Ceramics Baguio, Mahalia, Cinda Johnson, Sarah Ranlett, Michael Brand, and Trevor J. Orchard (Undergrad) Congratulations, everyone on this great achievement and thank you to all the student who participated and helped with our first ever digital symposium!