Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
#1-1730 Quebec Avenue S7K 1V9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Events This Week: Regina Archaeological Society Meeting - Wednesday (Dec. 16) at 7:30 pm via Zoom. Roslynn Dagenais (U. of Regina) presenting "The Social Life of the Stanley Collection". Meeting details here: http://ow.ly/p67v50CJKNm Saskatoon Archaeological Society Meeting - Thursday (Dec. 17) at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Gary Wowchuk presenting "To Little Creek Mountain and Back Again (The Fellowship of the Trowel)". Meeting details here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SaskatoonArchaeologicalSociety/

Events This Week: Tuesday, Nov. 17 @ 7:30 pm: The Regina Archaeological Society presents Dr. Glenn Sutter (RSM) speaking on "The Value of Ecomuseums". To get the Zoom link, email the Regina Archaeological Society through Facebook or at [email protected] Friday, Nov. 20 @ 2:00 pm: Saskatchewan Association of Professional Archaeologists Annual General Meeting. Zoom details and meeting documents will be emailed to current members.

Solstice Rituals: https://theconversation.com/what-winter-solstice-rituals-te

Events This Week: Thursday, Nov. 26 @ 7:00 pm - The Saskatoon Archaeological Society presents Dr. Tatiana Nomokonova speaking on "Reindeer Archaeology in Arctic Siberia" via Zoom. To get the Zoom link, visit the Saskatoon Archaeological Society Facebook page (http://ow.ly/GEY850Co66u) or email [email protected]

Japanese Settlements in British Columbia: https://www.nsnews.com//nikkei-secrets-unearthed-on-the-se

#TBT - Exploring rock art in Canada, a virtual exhibit: https://imagesdanslapierre.mcq.org/en/

Today, November 16th, is Louis Riel Day. From GDI: "Have a look at our virtual tribute to both Louis Riel and Métis veterans, a celebration and honouring time we have customarily celebrated over the time between November 11th and November 16th. There are many other fine tributes planned to celebrate Louis Riel Day so enjoy all of them as we honour Riel." https://fb.watch/1N5A253MmX/

Here's the November E-Voice - https://mailchi.mp/acd6ff8bb7f1/november-e-voice

New research at Shanidar Cave: https://www.sciencemag.org//new-remains-discovered-site-fa

Archaeology in the Russian Arctic: https://popular-archaeology.com//the-ancient-people-in-th/

Happy Halloween from the SAS! Be a good archaeologist and Munsell Color your candy (after you've sanitized it)!

Cave lion figurine found in Denisova Cave - http://siberiantimes.com//cave-lion-figurine-made-of-wool/

#TBT Small Projectile Points from 2 Saskatchewan Sites: Texts and Photos from: "Points To Ponder 4: Small Points by S. Biron Ebell (SAS Newsletter 24(1):7-8, 2003) This note describes three small, well-flaked points recovered from the Stony Beach Site (EdNh-1 and 10) and from the Ogema area, near site DjNf-1. The table below summarizes the measurable dimensions of the artifacts....Continue reading

#FoodieFridays: Tobacco Pipe DNA research - https://www.theatlantic.com//dna-inside-tobacco-pi/585133/

We are so pleased to share our latest documentation project, "Covid-19 Culture: A Living Heritage Project of the Pandemic in Saskatchewan". This publication fea...tures experiences of people throughout our province during the first wave of the pandemic through the lens of living heritage. We encourage everyone to browse through the publication, which can be found at the link: https://heritagesask.ca/pro/livingheritage/covid-19-culture See more

Check out this online event on Wednesday hosted by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan! Raene was scheduled to host a workshop for us before the pandemic hit - hopefully we can set something up in the future with her! https://www.facebook.com/events/2724126024492833/

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 5 (October 14) Words: C - Ceramic H - History Book E - Excavation W - Water

#TBT - Former SAS summer staff: Kayleigh Speirs In 2015, the SAS hired Kayleigh to help deliver our ArchaeoCaravan-Museums program throughout the central and northwestern portion of Saskatchewan. Kayleigh came to us from Manitoba where she had graduated with a degree in Anthropology from the University of Winnipeg and was in the process of finishing up her Masters degree in Archaeology from Lakehead University with a focus on residue analysis. ... Kayleigh is now the manager and curator at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Manitou Mounds) Historical Centre on Treaty 3 Territory and owned by the Rainy River First Nation. The Centre recently received a number of awards including the Indigenous Tourism Award in the Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence 2020 and the Ontario Museums Association's Award of Excellence in Special Projects. Check out the Centre here: https://www.facebook.com/ThePlaceOfTheLongRapids/ Listen to Kayleigh talk about herself and her work at the Centre here: https://www.pertainingtopeople.com//episode-16-interview-3 Congrats on your success Kayleigh! We're so happy for you!

There's still time to get your 50/50 tickets and support SAS programming! Draw date is Saturday (Oct. 17) www.sas5050.ca

Here's one of our dedicated interns reading up on her project. She's cozy AND safe!

Volunteers are amazing!

Here's a reason to justify playing video games - it helps you learn history! https://geekandsundry.com/how-assassins-creed-is-helping-s/

#MysteriousMondays - Otherworldly archives: https://www.canadashistory.ca//museu/otherworldly-archives

#FoodieFridays - 10 Facts about Mead: https://www.liquor.com/articles/10-facts-about-mead/ Bushwakker in Regina releases their annual Blackberry Mead on the first Saturday of December - https://bushwakker.com/

Have you gotten your tickets yet?? You can't win, if you don't buy! Only a few more days to buy tickets for the SAS 50/50! Draw is this Saturday (Oct. 17) at 1:00 pm CST www.sas5050.ca

#FoodieFridays - Rabbit! https://www.cbc.ca//tec/neanderthal-diet-rabbits-1.4876856

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 4 (October 13) Words: S - Stratigraphy K - Knapping A - Animal T - Trowel

#MysteriousMondays - Spooky events in Canadian history: http://ow.ly/1gCy50BI1fg

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 3 (October 12) Words: N - Name G - Grid S - Stone A - Artifact

#MysteriousMondays - Historic Haunted Houses in Canada: http://ow.ly/Y6vK50BI1nh

The results are in ... After a full week of awesome photos from all the competitors, The 4 Masketeers are the winners!!! Congratulations! Good job everyone and thank you for participating!... The official scoreboard can be found on the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/360736108401359 We'll be in contact to get you your prize!

Events This Week: Friday, October 16th: Saskatoon Archaeological Society 2020 AGM @ 7:00 pm online via Zoom

The winner of the SAS 50/50 Jackpot is Wendy Fitch ! Congratulations! The final total was $1170 so our winner will be receiving $585! We'll be in contact with Wendy next week to get her the prize money! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets to support SAS programming

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 8 (October 17) Words: O - Osteology Y - Year O - Old U - Underground... Remember you only have until 12:00 pm CST to get today's pictures in!

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 2 (October 11) Words: E - Environment C - Core T - Tool I - Investigation

Huge congratulations to Heritage Saskatchewan on becoming an accredited NGO for UNESCO 's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)! What an amazing achievement! To learn more, check out their blog: https://heritagesask.ca//heritage-saskatchewan----a-unesco

Millions??? Well, maybe not that much but let's see how high we can go! 50/50 pot is currently at $890! Buy some tickets, support SAS programming too! www.sas5050.ca

#OldieButAGoody Happy Thanksgiving Canada! I like mine at 7.5 YR 4/5. :D

Our Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt started today at 8:00 am CST! Join the fun for #CultureDaysSk and #IAD2020. More info is available on the Event page or our website! https://www.facebook.com/events/360736108401359

Online Archaeology Scavenger Hunt - Day 1 (October 10) Words: C - Cairn O - Obsidian N - Netsinker N - Notes

#FoodieFridays - Pumpkin Soup: https://www.pc.gc.ca//cu/gourmand-gourmet/recette-recipe14

#WednesdayFunny

#MysteriousMondays - Check out this map of ghost towns across Canada. Want to take a trip? http://ow.ly/pkkG50BI0QZ