Dig it is published bi-weekly in Kamloops This Week. Browse through the whole catalogue here.
Contributing archaeologists Joanne Hammond, Phoebe Murphy, Kim Christenson, Ramsay McKee, Clinton Coates, Matt Begg, Simon Kaltenrieder, Todd Paquin, Ryan Dickie, Nola Markey, Buffy Johnson, Abby Wilson, and Nadine Grey introduce topics of general interest drawn from our varied careers in BC archaeology.
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June 2023
- Jun 7, 2023 The Many Hats of an Archaeologist Jun 7, 2023
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May 2023
- May 23, 2023 Narrative Conflict in Archaeology May 23, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 28, 2023 The dog days of pre-contact BC Mar 28, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 8, 2023 To dig or not to dig Feb 8, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 Indigenous-created winter gear Jan 25, 2023
- Jan 11, 2023 Timeless cooking: Soup season on the Interior Plateau Jan 11, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 7, 2022 Microblade was a prehistoric toolbox Dec 7, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 12, 2022 Reconciliation in a time of transformation Oct 12, 2022
- Oct 10, 2022 Ashes to ashes through the centuries Oct 10, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 28, 2022 Unexpected results at Big Bar Slide Sep 28, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 23, 2022 Next Generation Shouldn’t Nap on Knapping Aug 23, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Perusing projectile points of war Aug 9, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 28, 2022 Trying to find the point of this Jun 28, 2022
- Jun 14, 2022 The Garbage Project Jun 14, 2022
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May 2022
- May 12, 2022 A river of ash nets historic catch May 12, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 The Need for Good Smoke Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 14, 2022 The Indigenous History of Wells Gray Park Apr 14, 2022
- Apr 1, 2022 Interpreting the past and the archaeology of children Apr 1, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 16, 2022 Heritage is always at risk when war erupts Mar 16, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 The archaeology of earth ovens Mar 2, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 16, 2022 Every layer is a story centuries old Feb 16, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 Ancient Trade Networks Feb 1, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 19, 2022 Embracing Ambiguity in The Forest Jan 19, 2022
- Jan 5, 2022 A look back at the past year in archaeology Jan 5, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 8, 2021 Of hunting blinds and game drives Dec 8, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 9, 2021 Archaeology in the Forest Nov 9, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 26, 2021 Archaeology of the intangible Oct 26, 2021
- Oct 12, 2021 Making and Breaking Microblades Oct 12, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 28, 2021 Archaeology of Disasters Sep 28, 2021
- Sep 15, 2021 Parsing the past through smoke and snow Sep 15, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 31, 2021 A tribute to Leslie Hall Pinder Aug 31, 2021
- Aug 20, 2021 The precise work of wildfire archaeology Aug 20, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 7, 2021 Documenting lessons learned Jul 7, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 23, 2021 How DNA can be used to answer questions about ancestry Jun 23, 2021
- Jun 8, 2021 Probing the voids of history Jun 8, 2021
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May 2021
- May 26, 2021 Digital archaeology goes paperless May 26, 2021
- May 11, 2021 Ten stories of the ancient world May 11, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 27, 2021 There’s history in the stuff that makes you sneeze Apr 27, 2021
- Apr 14, 2021 Animals as unlikely archaeologists Apr 14, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 23, 2021 Animal stories from beneath the soil Mar 23, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Call Before You Dig: Understanding BC's Heritage Conservation Act Mar 16, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 16, 2021 Playing hide and seek with history Feb 16, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 #YKASTRONG: trending since time immemorial Feb 1, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 19, 2021 Archaeological discoveries with wow factor Jan 19, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 Secwépemc calendar welcomes Pellkwetmin (stay at home month) Jan 5, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 22, 2020 The oldest neighbourhood in Kamloops Dec 22, 2020
- Dec 8, 2020 A notable archaeology discovery near Kamloops Dec 8, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 24, 2020 Barbecuing our way to uncovering history Nov 24, 2020
- Nov 11, 2020 What's in a flake? Nov 11, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 28, 2020 What archaeologists do and don’t do Oct 28, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 16, 2020 Context — Putting it all together Sep 16, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 Exploring the archaeology of us Sep 1, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 A network of trails through time Aug 19, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 What's missing from the archaeological record Aug 4, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 22, 2020 Why diversity matters in archaeology Jul 22, 2020
- Jul 8, 2020 Examining the archaeology of free time Jul 8, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 24, 2020 Some food for thought about past crops Jun 24, 2020
- Jun 10, 2020 The rich history beneath the surface of BC Parks Jun 10, 2020
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May 2020
- May 26, 2020 It’s bring your kid to work day — the COVID-19 pandemic archeology edition May 26, 2020
- May 12, 2020 The future of pandemic archeology May 12, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 Archaeology Safety during Pandemic Times Apr 28, 2020
- Apr 15, 2020 Stumbling upon an archeological site — what’s next? Apr 15, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 The patience and focus of an archaeologist Apr 1, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 22, 2020 A story that’s been written in stone Mar 22, 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 Finding the Individual in Archaeology Mar 4, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 18, 2020 When a site is in the way of a pipeline Feb 18, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 "Not recorded" doesn’t mean not present Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 8, 2020 Reflecting on the lengthy history of the Kamloops area Jan 8, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 24, 2019 Excavating interest from the next generation Dec 24, 2019
- Dec 10, 2019 A Case Study in Archaeology: Ancestral Remains Discovered on West Victoria Street Dec 10, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 What a Bunch of Garbage! Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 Stratigraphy in Depth Nov 12, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 30, 2019 Keeping sites secret for a good reason Oct 30, 2019
- Oct 16, 2019 Managing the Loss of Cultural Heritage in the Face of Climate Change Oct 16, 2019
- Oct 2, 2019 Salmon Below the Slide, Over Time Oct 2, 2019
- Oct 2, 2019 New repatriation guide from Royal BC Museum Oct 2, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 4, 2019 Talking about Taphonomy Sep 4, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 21, 2019 Spending some time on the water Aug 21, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 The Proof is Under the Pavement Jul 24, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019 Consider joining the Archaeological Society of British Columbia Jul 9, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 25, 2019 Archaeology of ancient living spaces Jun 25, 2019
- Jun 6, 2019 Digging the 2019 archeology field school Jun 6, 2019
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May 2019
- May 29, 2019 Look for evidence in all claims made May 29, 2019
- May 15, 2019 Scraping Away at the Past May 15, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 The Archaeology of Development: Please Call Before You Dig Apr 30, 2019
- Apr 18, 2019 Who foots the archeology bill? Apr 18, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 Heritage is an Anchor of Society Mar 20, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 The Archaeological Impact Assessment Mar 6, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 20, 2019 The inconvenient truth of Indigenous archaeology Feb 20, 2019
- Feb 6, 2019 Evidence of Skilled Carpenters in the Archaeological Record Feb 6, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 23, 2019 Melt can reveal traces in ice patches Jan 23, 2019
- Jan 9, 2019 Delving into our deep love for dogs, Part 2 Jan 9, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 11, 2018 Delving into our deep love for dogs Part 1 Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 5, 2018 There’s no place like a (pit)home Dec 5, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 17, 2018 Getting the Band Back Together Again: Education and Archaeology on the Tk’emlúps Reserve Oct 17, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 The archaeology of salmon fishing Oct 3, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 19, 2018 After the blaze: archaeology and wildfire recovery Sep 19, 2018
- Sep 5, 2018 Tracing the obsidian trade routes of yesteryear Sep 5, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 A 5,000 year old Kamloops story Jul 25, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 The steps that form an archaeological review Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Looking into the past to cultivate a food of the future Jun 13, 2018
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May 2018
- May 15, 2018 Recording history one shovel test at a time May 15, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 Wear and tear can tell the tale of a tool Apr 17, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 21, 2018 Dating, relatively speaking Mar 21, 2018
- Mar 6, 2018 Bridging the Past Mar 6, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 After the ice age: The First Peoples in the Kamloops area? Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 7, 2018 What do archaeologists do in the winter? Feb 7, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Context tells the story behind ancient artifacts Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 9, 2018 Archaeological site types in Kamloops, and beyond Jan 9, 2018
- Jan 8, 2018 Analyzing stories from the past Jan 8, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 27, 2017 An Archaeology of Trees Dec 27, 2017
- Dec 1, 2017 Blazing ancient trails from our past Dec 1, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 Yes! You can get a job in archaeology! Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017 A British Columbia archaeology primer Nov 15, 2017
- Nov 1, 2017 Indigenous oral history and archaeology Nov 1, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 Archaeological sites in alpine environments Oct 19, 2017
- Oct 4, 2017 Skeletons: What can we learn from human remains? Oct 4, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 Archaeology Blankets the Valley Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 6, 2017 Archaeobotany: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Plants Sep 6, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 23, 2017 Heritage for Healing, Heritage for All Aug 23, 2017
- Aug 9, 2017 Studying sediment for clues to the past Aug 9, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 26, 2017 Exploring Cultural Depressions Jul 26, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Analyzing stories from the past Jul 13, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 28, 2017 And it stoned them to their souls Jun 28, 2017
- Jun 14, 2017 Cultural Pride through Artifacts Jun 14, 2017
- Jun 5, 2017 Historical Landscapes and the Buried Past Jun 5, 2017
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May 2017
- May 22, 2017 Water's Destructive Power May 22, 2017
- May 22, 2017 Introducing Dig It: Learning about the ancient history beneath our feet May 22, 2017