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a 11-IE Publication of the Archaeological Society of British Columbia ISSN 0047-7222 Vol. 30, No. I - 1998 FjSf-61:87 FjSf-61:48 -Q- 0 2 3 FjSf-61:103 centimetres SERIALS SERVICES FjSf-61:107 RECEIVED SEP 2 3 1998 UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA McPHERSON LIBRARY Fj Sf-61:129 Nechako Canyon Excavations I · ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF a MIDDEN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published four times a year by the Archaeological Society of British Columbia Dedicated to the protection of archaeological resources and the spread of archaeological knowledge. 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Nicholas Archaeological Prospects and Aboriginal Concerns in British Columbia ft THE IDDEN Table Of CULTURE LIBRARY Contents UPDATE As reported in the Winter 1997 issue of The Midden, Culture Library Update budgetary cutbacks within the Ministry of Small Business, Internet Resources & BC 2- 4 Tourism and Culture have left the Culture Library without Archaeology funding. by Bruce Dahlstrom At this time, the Ministry is undertaking financial and A Plateau Horizon Site on the 5 - 9 administrative procedures to transfer theCulture Library Nechako Canyon collection to the BC Archives. Until the closure occurs by Arne K. Carlson the library is operating as usual. Individuals can contact Romi Casper via phone (250 356-1440), fax (250 356- The Separation of Home and 7796) or email ([email protected]) with the Workplace Review by Sandra Zacharias 1 0 loan requests and limited photocopying is still available. The tentative closure date for the library is this Autumn. Labouring to the Changing 11 - 12 Upon transfer to the BC Archives the Culture Library Rythms and Motions of Industry collection will be part of the Closed Stacks attached to the Review by Robbin Chatan Reading Room. While the collection will still be Re-evaluating Historical Ar- 12 - 13 accessible, it will become a reference only collection. chaeology Requests of photocopied material from the collection Review by Diana Alexander will still be possible, but the time between request and arrival of the photocopies may be quite lengthy (i.e. three Look for .... 13 to four weeks). Therefore, anyone in urgent need of Annual Index to the Midden 14 - 16 Culture Library loans should make plans to visit the library Vol. 29, 1997 or contact Romi Casper as soon as possible. by Heather Myles Permits 17- 20 Field Notes 20 Exhibits Inside back cove Front Page News Items Inside back cover Artifact illustrations by Lesley Mitchell. Tools recovered from the Conferences Outside back cover excavations at FjSf61 in the vicinity of the Nechako Canyon, BC. Figure 3 of "A Plateau Horizon Site on the Nechako Canyon" on pages 5 -- 9, Arne K. Carlson. The Midden 30/1 INTERNET RESOURCES & BC ARCHAEOLOGY by Bruce Dahlstrom search engine. Some engines specialize in Most web pages as a rule, can be usenet sites4 and others are designed to accessed free of charge using a web The internet has become increasingly 5 find e-mail addresses • There are also spe browser. Currently, free web browsers are important as a way to cost effectively dis cialized indexes and search engines which available from Netscape10 and Microsoft11 seminate information. A great deal ofma provide information about particular sub among others. Choosing a web browser is terial about archaeology is available on jects. ArchNet6 has detailed information a matter of personal preference, however the internet. 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