INTRODUCTION TO FLINTKNAPPING& STONE TOOLS WORKSHOP Back for the seventh consecutive year, we are offering the workshop over two days at Mount Royal University. On Saturday March 23rd we will be offering an Introduction to Flintknapping. This course will be beneficial to those new to making stone tools, as well as those just looking for a little extra …
HISTORIC ARTIFACT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP Interested in learning more about historic artifacts? Please join us on Saturday, March 9, 2019 (9:00am-4:30pm) with Dr. Margaret Kennedy (University of Saskatchewan) as our instructor to learn about glass bottles, historic ceramics, early firearms and ammuntion, among other historic artifact types. Registration Cost: $50 (includes workshop manual) Workshop to be held at …
*Please note this event is through the Lethbridge Center* May 26th- May 27th ASA – Lethbridge Center requires volunteers to aid in the mapping and recording of approximately 50 stone circles at a previously recorded site along the Little Bow River. Dr. Peter Dawson from the University of Calgary will be joining and demonstrating the …
Have you ever wondered about the artifacts you’ve found in your own backyard in Southern Alberta? Do you have artifacts or fossils that you want identified? The Archaeological Society of Alberta – Calgary Centre has organized a weekend of archaeological discovery and exploration at the: Nose Creek Valley Museum in Airdrie This Family Fun Event …
Back for the seventh consecutive year, we are offering the workshop over two days at the Nose Creek Valley Museum in Airdrie. On Saturday April 14th we will be offering an Introduction to Flintknapping. This course will be beneficial to those new to making stone tools, as well as those just looking for a …
4th Annual Ft Whoop Up Knap in Sept 1-4/2017 at the Ft Whoop Up Black Powder Range, Lethbridge AB Host Barry Rogers, 403 678 5041 We will join the Black Powder Rendezvous so bring some points and knives to sell to them at the auction and anything else they may want. Any knapper with a black …
The University of Alberta is hosting a Stones and Bones event Sunday, June 11th at 10am- 3pm at Mattheis Ranch, Rangeland Research Institute located 25 km north of Duchess and west of junction of Hwy 36 & Hwy 556. Check out their display of artifacts and bring in your finds for photos and identification. Try your …
Public Archaeology Program Cluny Fortified Village: May 23rd – June 23rd The University of Calgary is offering a volunteer excavation program at Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park. Participants will excavate alongside members of the Archaeology Field School at the famous Cluny Fortified Village site. First time participants will receive a tour of the archaeological site. Volunteers will …
Volunteer opportunity at the Forks and Minor Medicine Wheels locale on the Lower Red Deer River with Drs. Barney Reeves and Margaret Kennedy June 4- 9th. Reeves and Kennedy are entering their fifth year studying the impressive stone feature sites located on the lower Red Deer and the Forks of the Red Deer and South …
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March 25th-26th, 2017: Flintknapping Workshop and Stones & Bones We had a fantastic weekend at the Museum of the Highwood for our Stones and Bones event. Here are just some of the photos of what we saw this weekend and what you brought in to have checked out by the experts! Followed by our Flintknapping …