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: Queensville Doan Site Part 2

I hope you enjoyed my posts over the holidays sharing some of my reflections on the last 50 years in Ontario archaeology. We pivot back now to the blog series on The Archaeology of Five Queensville Farmsteads: a 19th Century Crossroads Community in the Township of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Volume 2 of Our Lands Speak […]