Digging Middens on the Draper Site

An important goal of our investigations was to excavate the middens (garbage dumps) located across the Draper site, where we found significant quantities of artifacts.

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: Reflections on a Half-Century of Changes in Ontario Archaeology – Part One

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]This year marks the 50th anniversary of my beginning to excavate three archaeological sites for research for my Ph.D. dissertation and I have paused to reflect on the massive changes which have taken place in those 50 years when archaeological investigations were much simpler. In 1969, I completed my […]