Our Lands Speak: Early Excavations at the Draper Site – Part 2

Welcome back. In my last post, I reviewed the excavation at the Draper site prior to the expropriation of the land for the proposed construction of the Pickering Airport. With the development of plans for airport construction, the Archaeological Survey of Canada, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada worked with Transport Canada to […]

Our Lands Speak: Early Excavations at the Draper Site-Part 1

The Draper site was first excavated by members of the Ontario Archaeological Society (O.A.S.) in 1953. This work was summarized by William Donaldson, one of the members of the society in 1963.  Excavations at the site focused on that of middens. Approximately 2,500 sq. feet of the site was dug. It has been noted that […]

Our Lands Speak: 1974: Getting Ready to Dig the Draper Site, Part 2

In my last blog, I detailed the work involved in completing my Ph.D. dissertation in 1974. During the summer of 1974 much of my time was spent preparing the draft and final copies of the first four chapter of this dissertation. At the same time, I received a small contract from the Archaeological Survey of […]