Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada
Though archaeological sites dating to the 20th century in Ontario are eligible for protection under the recently updated Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists, many archaeologists do not consider them to valuable heritage resources. In academic archaeology in other parts of Canada,...
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ftunivwestonta:oai:ir.lib.uwo.ca:totem-1278 2023-10-01T03:57:36+02:00 Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada Haukaas, Colleen 2013-04-28T15:53:38Z application/pdf https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/totem/vol21/iss1/4 unknown Scholarship@Western https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/totem/vol21/iss1/4 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology cultural resource management historic archaeology Archaeological Anthropology article 2013 ftunivwestonta 2023-09-03T06:55:12Z Though archaeological sites dating to the 20th century in Ontario are eligible for protection under the recently updated Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists, many archaeologists do not consider them to valuable heritage resources. In academic archaeology in other parts of Canada, however, 20th-century sites have proven to be useful in archaeological research in several ways. This paper will discuss how 20th-century archaeological sites are investigated in Ontario, and then compare case studies from academic archaeology in the Yukon, British Columbia, and Newfoundland and Labrador where recent archaeological sites were found to be valuable to both archaeological research and to modern descendant communities. These case studies suggest that the attitudes and practices of consultant archaeologists may not be reflective of the potential value of 20th-century archaeological sites in Ontario. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Yukon The University of Western Ontario: Scholarship@Western British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Newfoundland Yukon |
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Though archaeological sites dating to the 20th century in Ontario are eligible for protection under the recently updated Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists, many archaeologists do not consider them to valuable heritage resources. In academic archaeology in other parts of Canada, however, 20th-century sites have proven to be useful in archaeological research in several ways. This paper will discuss how 20th-century archaeological sites are investigated in Ontario, and then compare case studies from academic archaeology in the Yukon, British Columbia, and Newfoundland and Labrador where recent archaeological sites were found to be valuable to both archaeological research and to modern descendant communities. These case studies suggest that the attitudes and practices of consultant archaeologists may not be reflective of the potential value of 20th-century archaeological sites in Ontario. |
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Haukaas, Colleen |
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Haukaas, Colleen |
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Haukaas, Colleen |
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Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada |
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Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada |
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Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada |
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Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada |
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Re-Thinking the Value of 20th-Century Archaeological Sites in Canada |
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re-thinking the value of 20th-century archaeological sites in canada |
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2013 |
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British Columbia Canada Newfoundland Yukon |
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British Columbia Canada Newfoundland Yukon |
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Newfoundland Yukon |
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Newfoundland Yukon |
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