The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society is a society of amateur and professional archaeologists who encourage the preservation of archaeological artifacts and sites, publish, educate and assist the public in the interest of archaeological activities. As well, the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society assists in the formation of local branches of archaeological communities such as the Regina Archaeological Society. Many of the archaeology sites of Saskatchewan are of aboriginal ancestry and include rock paintings, habitation sites,
medicine wheels, as well as kill and processing sites.
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...
focuses on the anthropological study of human history and lifestyle using artifacts.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Sites
According to the 'Map of Saskatchewan Archaeology', there are more than 20,000 archaeological sites in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
. The Saskatchewan Heritage Branch of the Saskatchewan Government manages the archaeological site files. An introduction to some of the archaeological sites around and about Saskatchewan are:
* Stanley Mission : Aboriginal History
* The Aboriginal Rock Paintings of the
Churchill River : Aboriginal History
* Waterway sites such as : Sjovold Site south of
Outlook
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Computing
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Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre
Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre is a community-based museum and interpretive centre, founded in 1994, that educates, conserves, protects, and promotes the history, the peoples and the assets of the land forming the Eagle Creek Valley and Coal ...
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Herschel: Consists of
petroglyph, paleontology, aboriginal and pre-historic/dinosaur finds
* Wanuskewin Heritage Park Archaeological Interest near
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...
* St. Victor
Petroglyphs
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
Saskatchewan Provincial Park
* Bushfield West site near
Nipawin
* Fort Pelly and other historic Trading Post sites
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Rescue Archaeology
Rescue archaeology, sometimes called commercial archaeology, preventive archaeology, salvage archaeology, contract archaeology, developer-funded archaeology or compliance archaeology, is state-sanctioned, archaeological survey and excavation car ...
Excavation
Doukhobor
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Kirilovka Village Site
See also
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List of archaeological sites sorted by country
This is a list of notable archaeological sites sorted by country and territories.
For one sorted by continent and time period, see the list of archaeological sites by continent and age.
Afghanistan
* Aï Khānum
*Bagram
*Buddhas of Bamiyan
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List of archaeologists
This is a list of archaeologists – people who study or practise archaeology, the study of the human past through material remains.
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* Kamyar Abdi (born 1969) Iranian; Iran, Neolithic to the Bronze Age
* Aziz Ab'Saber (1924–2012) Brazilian; ...
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List of archaeological periods
The names for archaeological periods in the list of archaeological periods vary enormously from region to region. This is a list of the main divisions by continent and region. Dating also varies considerably and those given are broad approximations ...
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Prehistory
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use ...
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GIS in archaeology
GIS or Geographic Information Systems has been an important tool in archaeology since the early 1990s. Indeed, archaeologists were early adopters, users, and developers of GIS and GIScience, Geographic Information Science. The combination of GIS an ...
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Excavation
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Virtual artifact
A virtual artifact (VA) is an immaterial object that exists in the human mind or in a digital environment, for example the Internet, intranet, virtual reality, cyberspace, etc.
Background
The term "virtual artifact" has been used in a variety of ...
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Boyd Wettlaufer, Father of Saskatchewan archaeology
External links
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society Canoe Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Archaeological Society - Regina Archaeological SocietyWanuskewin Heritage ParkPark Information St. Victor Petroglyphs
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070927185151/http://saskschoolboards.ca/research/curriculum/90-08.htm A Handbook For Teaching Archaeology In Saskatchewan Schoolsbr>Culture Youth and Recreation , Heritage
Organizations based in Saskatchewan
Natural history of Saskatchewan
Archaeological organizations
Archaeological professional associations
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