By Tom Summer, Alaska Highway News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An ancient cave site at Charlie Lake will go under the shovel for the first time in more than 30 years this spring.
The Tse’K’wa Heritage Society will host an archaeology field school at the national historic site from May 2 to June 10.
Continue reading New archaeological dig planned at Charlie Lake cave site
New evidence suggests that First Nations people may have arrived in northern Vancouver Island as early as 18,500 years ago.
Chris Hebda, from the Hakai Institute, is the lead author of a study that found Topknot Lake, near Cape Scott, has been ice free since then. In today’s interview he also gives a tentative outline of our area’s history from post ice age settlement down to the First Nations of our era.
Continue reading The Ice Age settlement of Vancouver Island and the Discovery Islands
Fantasy met archeology on this Folk U as Professor Dr. Brian Hayden joined host Manda Aufochs Gillespie for the virtual book launch of his newest book Friday, Nov 26 on CKTZ 89.5 FM.
Continue reading Folk U – Escape to the (far) past through Brian Hayden’s new book ‘Eyes of the Leopard’CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the level 4 ‘drought’ continues and some shallow well owners are concerned about their water supply, CKTZ News asked an expert about Cortes Island aquifers.
Dr Diana Allen is the head of the Groundwater Resources Research Group at Simon Fraser University. While she has not been to Cortes, Allen has been working on islands like Hornby, Mayne, Saturna and Salt Spring since 1996.
Continue reading Cortes Island aquifers: Rainwater, wells, salinization and climate change
Achaeology 102: the BC edition of the Science of Once and Future Things.
It’s fascinating to think about how human civilization evolved. In Archaeology 102: The Science of Once and Future Things BC edition professor and neighbour Dr. Brian Hayden, archaeologist, takes us through thousands of years of human history and what it can tell us about the peoples of BC.
Continue reading Archaeology 102: the BC edition
