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New article on Archaeology & Pandemics in American Antiquity!
A new article called ‘Finding Archaeological Relevance during a Pandemic and What Comes After’ has just been published through open source. Written by the American Antiquity Editorial Board, of which Natasha is a part, it looks at the impacts of past epidemics on diverse communities and how archaeologists can contribute to the present moment.
Ursus is working for BC Parks!
Ursus Heritage Consulting is currently working for BC Parks throughout southern British Columbia. This work involves upgrades and campground developments in Rathtrevor Provincial Park near Parksville, E.C. Manning Provincial Park near Princeton, Shuswap Lake Provincial Park at Scotch Creek, and Valhalla Provincial Park on Slocan Lake. This AIA work is collaborative between BC Parks staff, First Nations communities, and Ursus.
Ursus Staff co-author chapter in new JONA Housepits volume!
Natasha Lyons, Ian Cameron, and Fraser Bonner are co-authors with Kanaka Bar First Nation members, Bill Angelbeck, and other archaeologists on the chapter ‘The Bounty of the Ancient Nlaka’pamux: Ancestral foodways and landscape use along Kwoiek Creek, southwestern British Columbia’ in the new Journal of Northwest Anthropology Memoir ‘Of Housepits and Homes: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Houses and Settlements in the Columbia Fraser Plateau.’ Copies are available here: https://www.northwestanthropology.com/publications
Natasha Lyons et al. at Simon Fraser University Department of Archaeology Seminar Series on Thursday, February 25th, 3:30 pm
On Thursday, February 25th, 2016 at 3:30 pm, Natasha Lyons et al. are presenting "Being Sq'ewlets: An Ontology of the Sq'ewlets Virtual Museum of Canada Project" for the Simon Fraser University Department of Archaeology Seminar Series.
The paper was created by all of the authors listed below:
Natasha Lyons, Dave Schaepe, Kate Hennessy, Mike Blake, Clarence Pennier, Kyle McIntosh, Andy Phillips, John Welch, Betty Charlie, Clifford Hall, Lucille Hall, Alicia Point, Vi Pennier, Reginald Phillips, Johnny Williams Jr., John Williams Sr., Joseph Chapman and Colin Pennier
Ursus offices in Nelson and the Comox Valley!
Ursus Heritage Consulting Ltd. is excited to announce the new satelite offices in Parksville and Nelson! Ginelle Taylor will be the contact and Senior Archaeologist in the Comox Valley offices. Fraser Bonner is the contact and Senior Archaeologist in the Nelson office. We look forward to conducting quality archaeological work in these areas and offering efficient and cost effective services to our clientele.
Poster at Society of American Archaeology in San Francisco, April 18, 2015
A poster titled "Plant Use Practices of an Ancient St'at'imc Household, Bridge River, British Columbia" was presented at the Society of American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting in San Francisco on April 18th, 2015. The authors of the poster were Natasha Lyons, Anna Prentiss, Naoko Endo, Dana Lepofsky and Kristen Barnett.
Natasha Lyons et al. are participating in a Plenary Session at the Sto:lo People of the River Conference on May 2, 2015!
Natasha Lyons (Ursus), Dave Shcaepe (SRRMC), Kate Hennessy (SFU), Kyle McIntosh (Popgun), Mike Blake (UBC) and Patricia Ormerod (UBC/LoA) are presenting at the Sto:lo People of the River Conference on May 2, 2015 in Chilliwack, B.C. They are participating in the Plenary Session titled "Sq'ewlets: A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Community in the Central Fraser Valley - A Community-based Collaborative Virtual Musem of Canada Project.
Nancy Turner's new book "Ancient Pathways.." reviewed by Natasha Lyons in upcoming issue of BC Studies
Nancy Turner's new book "Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: Ethnobotany and Ecological Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples of Northwestsern North America" is reviewed by Natasha Lyons in the upcoming issue of BC Studies. Follow the link below for a preview.
Ursus Heritage Consulting now on Twitter and Instagram, Follow us @ursusheritage !
Ursus Heritage Consulting now on Twitter and Instagram, Follow us @ursusheritage !
Natasha Lyons and Andrew Martindale are guest editors in the Canadian Journal of Archaeology Vol. 38 (2). See link below!
Natasha Lyons and Andrew Martindale are guest editors in the "Community Archaeology" Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Archaeology Vol. 38 (2). See link below!
canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publications/canadian-journal-archaeology/38/2