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Official account of the Canadian Archaeological Association / Association canadienne d'archéologie . Upcoming conference April 30th- May 3rd, 2025, St. John's, NL https://canadianarchaeology.com/caa/annual-meeting

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CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · 13h

It's TIME! Our call for session proposals is open!
We're preparing for the 58th Annual General Meeting of the CAA / ACA, in Canmore, Alberta, & we want you to join us!
We are accepting Session Proposals until January 15, 2026, so head to the link in our bio! 🏺 #CanArch #archaeology #conference

A graphic advertising the CAA 2p26 Canmore, Alberta. There is an image of a human figure holding a disc or circle, slightly abstract, in red and grey. Ti the figure's left, it says 'Call for Sessions is Open! Deadline: January 15, 2026'

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · 2d

André Bergeron et Blandine Daux, des conservateurs archéologiques du Centre de conservation du Québec (CCQ), sont décédés tragiquement à Lisbonne, Portugal, le 3 septembre 2025. Des collègues professionnels depuis de nombreuses années, ils formaient aussi un couple dans la vie. 🏺

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · 2d

André Bergeron (1955-2025) and Blandine Daux (1970-2025).
André Bergeron and Blandine Daux, archaeological conservators working for the Centre de conservation du Québec (CCQ), passed away tragically in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 3, 2025.
Please visit our FB for the full Obituary. #CanArch 🏺

An obituary image for Andre Bergeron and Blandine Daux, 1955-2025, and 1970-2025. Andre is a balding white man with some white hair on the sides of his head, rectangular glasses, and a friendly smile with white stubble. Blandine is a white woman with cropped brown hair and side swept bangs. She is smiling and had sunglasses on top of her head. Both photos are in white circles on a green background.

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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

This beautiful Hawaiian quilt depicts traditional crescent fans called pe'ahi, made of intricately woven coconut fibre, human hair & plaited pandanus leaf, intermingled with pandanus fronds. The Museum has 3 pe'ahi in the collections but elsewhere very few have survived intact.

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CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · 9d

Hi friends! Now that the field season is (mostly) behind us, we'd love to see your fieldwork photos & feature them on our socials! Did you have a beautiful testpit that you're able to share? A funny pic from the season with your crew? DM us, or email the photo with your name & a brief caption! 🏺❤️

A graphic with two photos in the top left (a graveyard with a sign reading Enter at own risk), and bottom right (a group of people listening to a speaker in a large hall), and two drawings of a trowel and a suitcase. In a curving shape through the middle it says 'We want your summer fieldwork photos!', and at the bottom left: 'email: socialmedia@canadianarchaeology.com'

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 24

Exciting job opportunity with Nunatsiavut, as an archaeologist based in Nain, Lab! The position closes on Wed, so hurry over to the careers page below if interested. Please Share!
🏺 #archaeology #archaeologist
careers.nunatsiavut.com/job-listings...

ARCHAEOLOGIST I - NG Recruitment

CLOSING: June 25, 2025

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NSM Archaeology @nsmarchaeology.bsky.social · Jun 22

One full week completed at Fort St-Louis with steady progress on a variety of units, plus visits from archaeological and museum colleagues. #canarch #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

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CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

Oops!!! Thank you!

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

And other tips to share with archaeologists entering the field this year? We'd love to hear them! 🎉 #archaeology #canada

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

4. Overlooked, but bringing extra socks can really save your feet on long hiking or field walking days! And adding a light pair of sandles for the drive home is always a treat. #CanArch 🏺

A teal background with text reading: 'pack your extra socks or sandles', over graphics of pink socks and yellow crocs

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

3. Sunscreen & a Hat! Working outside in the sun in exhausting, & keeping your skin safe from burns & potential skin cancers is vital to your health! #CanArch 🏺

A teal background with text reads "don't forget Sunscreen and a hat!', over little images of sun glasses, a sun hat, and SPF'

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

2. Electrolytes are vital if you are working in hot climates. Grab some Mio sport, Gu or Nuun tablets, & keep them in your bag for when temperatures rise. They will help you stay hydrated! #CanArch 🏺

A teal background with text reads: Always bring electrolytes, with a little graphic of a pink water bottle saying 'stay hydrated'.

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

1. Always bring plenty of water! You don't want to risk running out, but if you are getting low, let your field supervisors know. #CanArch

Teal background with text reading "Always bring a water bottle." With two graphics of water bottles in blue and orange

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · Jun 6

🌞Happy Friday everyone!🌞
We thought we'd collect a few tips for the field season, to get everyone outside safely!
Have any other tips to share with young archaeologists? Pop them in the comments and lets start a discussion! 🧵
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#CAA #ACA #CanArch #fieldwork #archaeology #heritage #Canada

A teal background with a darker teal swirl, and a purple starburt in the left top corner reads "The CAA/ACA presents: Tips for the 2025 field season!". Below the rext are little graphics of a water bottle, sunscreen, a sun hat, and a trowel.

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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · Jun 2

June is Pride Month - a time for all of us to stand together and support and celebrate our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

Pride Month is the start of the Pride Season in Canada which runs from June to September. Find an event near you and join in the celebrations!

A vertical collage of six panels to create a rainbow. From left to right: A red building with a waterwheel, Balmoral Grist Mill. An orange glass ornament with white and blue patterns. A yellow abstract image with radiating lines, the Sambro Lighthouse Lens. A close-up of green, rough-textured leaves reptile's skin. A blue sky over Shelburne Harbour with a small, distant dory. A dark wall with woven purple Mi’kmaq basket.

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jun 2

New in IA69: Bohling, S. Online dissemination of 3D bioarchaeological data: An exploration of ethics, user preferences, and contextualisation in an official digital repository setting doi.org/10.11141/ia....
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Online dissemination of 3D bioarchaeological data: An exploration of ethics, user preferences, and contextualisation in an official digital repository setting

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CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · May 28

...and most generous in sharing all that she knew.
She represented what archaeology could bring to the table through fieldwork, exhibitry, scholarship and celebration.

We are remembering Birgitta today and we send with her spirit, a tremendous thank you. 🏺

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · May 28

A Smith-Wintemberg Award winner in 2015, Birgitta's contributions, particularly regarding the archaeology of the Norse, were extraordinary and groundbreaking.
For us in the Atlantic Region, who knew her as students and from the beginning of our careers, Birgitta was a mentor, a guide...

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · May 28

Birgitta Linderoth Wallace Ferguson. 1 May, 1934 - 20 May 2025
This past week, the Canadian archaeology community lost a remarkable colleague, supporter and friend. 🧵

#CAA #CanArch

A woman with blonde cropped hair stands in a grassy field near a stone cairn monument, wearing a black overcoat. There are pine trees in the background and a blue sky.

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · May 19

We're excited to announce our inaugural seminar. @lornarichardson.bsky.social presents a thematic analysis of the BNP’s 'Identity' magazine, interpreting the far-right misuse of archaeological science and narratives of indigeneity. Details and registration at archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/.

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Ontario Museum Association @museumsontario.bsky.social · May 19

As part of May is Museum Month, OMA Executive Director Alison Drummond visited Norwich and District Museum and Archives, one of many vital #OntarioMuseums that enrich our communities. #ONMuseumMonth #MuseesOntario

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · May 4

Congratulations to Dr. Ernest G. Walker, the 2025 recipient of the Smith-Wintemberg Award! Here is his grad student Katie Willie accepting on his behalf, with CAA/ACA president Katie Cottreau-Robins. #CAA2025 #CanArch 🏺

Two women, both namer Katie, are standing beside a podium. The older woman on the right has long grey hair and is wearing a black dress. The younger woman on the right has long blonde hair, a black long sleeved top, and burgundy pants, and is holding a plaque. They are in a brick and stone room with a wood floor.

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Bob Muckle @bobmuckle.bsky.social · May 3

Was giving a presentation on some of my recent and ongoing archaeological work at a conference today and unexpectedly came across this promotional poster for my forthcoming book ‘Once Upon This Land: Archaeology in British Columbia and the Stories it Tells’.

CAA / ACA @can-arch.bsky.social · May 3

That's a wrap on the paper sessions! Thank you to all of our amazing presenters & attendees! We'll see you tonight at the Banquet for awards! 🎉
(Bonus pic of #archaeologists lining up for coffee) #caa2025

A long line of people facing away from the camera, waiting for coffee on our morning coffee break. Everyone is standing in the great hall, a room with extremely high ceilings!