Ontario Archaeological Society 1 Arch Notes 1 New Series Volume 7, Issue 5 ISSN 0048-1742 September/Octobet 2002 OAS news Arch Notes President's notes 3 Pipes of McGaw I From the OAS office 4 L. Torbidone .............................. 10 d Lectures and Event .. 5, 14 David J.A. Croft is Recognized - Again f OAS 2002 Symposium E. Blaubergs and R. MacKay 12 Programme 6 Archaeology Research News OAS chapters 18 University ofWestern Ontario 16 Ontario Archaeological Society Board of Directors Publications Editors, Ontario Archaeology f Susan Jamieson, DavidRobertson, Andrew Stewart [email protected] I Editor, Arch Notes ,\ Frank Dieterman 905·333'9324 [email protected] Symposium eterborough 2002 ir: Henry van Lieshout inator: Susan Jamieson Committees Education Chair: Linda Torbidone Library Chair: Norma Knowlton arke Interpretive Centre Advisory Team Chair: Christine Caroppo .! ... editor's note Well, it had to happetz some day - Arch Notes had agood rUl1 but the well ji1Jolly ran dry - 110 ftature this issue, Take note everyone andplease submit , your papers, memoirs,jield notes (?J, etc. to AN. Not to belittle this issue's conh'ibutors ­ Executive Director thanks to LindafOr the wonderful drawings and to Ellen and Roryfor a JoHolden heartfelt acknowledgement ofDavid Croft's contributions to archaeology,. 1·888'733'0042 Also thanks to Weste1'11 for a summary 0/their recent archaeology graduates. 905'787'9851 I invite other A11thropology departments to submit a compendium 0/their rece1U graduates. [email protected] AIl;l1 all- hey. it s still apacked issue ofAN,·im't it! OAS news 3 President's notes y the time you ate teading this, the 2002 I would like to send a big congratulations to BAnnual Symposium will be closet than you Windsor Chapter President, Rosemarie think. I hope that you have pre-registered by Denunzio and her husband, Michael Primeau, now, but if not please come anyway! I look for­ on the safe, ifearly, arrival of their baby boy. ward to seeing you there. There are some new wrinkles this year including the Sunday morn­ Also, I would like to congratulate the Toronto ing time slot for the Annual Business Meeting. Chapter on their 20th anniversary this year. Organizer Sue Jamieson has assured me that They are in the process of designing a com­ • there will be plenty of coffee on hand for those memorative T-shirt which should be ready for ofyou who, like me, require several cups before the Symposium. I can be human in the morning. I submit the following from a book ofchildren's poetry. Still more news. I would like to offer congratu­ lations to two members of the Ottawa Chapter The Robots Are Coming for their recent achievements. Dave Croft by Andy Rash, Scholastic, 2000. recently received The Board of Directors Award The robots are coming from The Friends of Bonnechere Park for his right out of the lake. outstanding voluntarism and contribution to They're slipping and stumbling their Park programming. They're barely awake. They just need some coffee Ever-busy member Rory MacKay has co­ poured into "intake.)J authored a new book, with ecologist Mark Perkity, clankity, glurp. Stabb, Walks of the Little Bonnechere River. It The robots like coffee contains self-guided walks and includes archae­ with sugar and cream. ological references to previous habitation in and They make their milk frothy use of the Park. You might like to check out his with nozzles marked "steam." other books on Algonquin Park and and on the They bake some biscorri history of the Little Bonnechere. I think that with microwave beams. given a ball of steel wool and some stir sticks Beepity, dunkity, slurp. Rory could put a wing on his house in an after­ The robots are perking noon. I wish I had his energy and creative out­ more mugs than required. put. We'll have ro start jerking their heads offwith pliers. That's it for now. See you soon. The caffeine is working. They're totally wired. Cheers, Christine Jirtery, zappity, burp. ... but, I digress ... Grievous Photo Credit Omission The Arch Notes 7(4) cover photo of Bob Mayer was courtesy of The London Museum ofArchaeology with special thanks to Dr. Robert J. Pearce. Arch Notes 7(5) September/October 2002 4 GAS news From the OAS office... Minister Rita Scagnetti, Heritage Operations Manager, Michael Johnson, and Shari Prowse, Summer at the OAS suite is always a rambunc­ Heritage Planner met with Chris, Rob and tious period, as we cater to the younger set myself. Then on another day, we hosted Chris throughout July and August. Seven- through Andersen, Malcolm Horne, both Regional twelve-year-olds participated in our program­ Archaeologists, Doreen Dilorio, Secretary to ming and ifthe level oftheir noise was any indi­ the Director, and Claudine Bazin, Museum cation, they were having a great time! A very Advisor. special thanks to Greg Purmal, Amy Barron, Norangie Carballo-Garcia and Sara Macapagal In between all of this socializing, sharing and for introducing the next generation to the programming and what seemed like endless excitement of archaeology. Watch for Rob rounds of meetings (I honestly thought people Pihl's (McGaw Field Director) profile of the went on holiday in the summer, what happened activities and the people who make the McGaw this year!?) I found myself assembling and send­ Site school programs a continuing success. ing off yet another grant application, and reviewing other grant options. The Society is For the sharp eyed among our membership, growing so quickly, in so many directions that some may have noticed a glitch on the locating the funds to keep the programs that we Symposium registration insert in last month's would like to continue, and developing new issue. Up in the top right hand corner this par­ ones, is becoming a full time occupation. ticular symposium is listed as our 27th annual. Actually it's our 29th! On a closing note, in the last issue ofArch Notes, Chris Caroppo informed the membership ofthe The parade of visitors continues to stream bequest of $10,000.00 to the Society from the through our door. Throughout July a series of estate of Robert G. Mayer. The Executor of History Specialists visited from the Ontario Bob's estate, Dr. Trevor Hawkins, made a special Institute for Studies in Education. Many of trip to Richmond Hill in order to deliver the these individuals head history departments in cheque personally on a beautiful late July after­ regional school boards and now are spreading noon. the word about the unique education opportu­ nity that is offered here. The OAS marks its two year anniversary on Oct. 1,2002 in our new home. The Society has In lateJuly, Chris Caroppo and I met with John been the recipient of a great deal of good for­ Hastings, MPP from Etobicoke, and special tune over the past two years, most ofit incredi­ assistant to the Minister ofCitizenship. He has bly heady and some bittersweet. However, the a personal history in Ontario History, heard Society is alive, thriving and definitely moving about what we are doing here and came out to forward! visit, talk and ofcourse, walk out to the site! Jo Holden, Executive Director August saw two visits from the staff of the Ministry of Culture - Assistant Deputy September/October 2002 Arch Notes 7(5) GAS news 5 Lecvures and Events The Hamilton Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society Dr. Gary Warrick, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University Davisville: A Nineteenth-Century Mohawk Community on the Grand River This lecture highlights recent archaeological work (2000-2002) In the vicinity of Davisville. Excavations of Davisville 2, a cabin site, and subsequent analyses of the recovered data will shed light on our understanding of the Iroquolan occupation of the Grand River and long-term persistence of Iroquoian woridview and resistance to European colonialism. Thursday, October 17, 2002 Historic Dundurn Castle Coachhouse (upstairs) 610 York Blvd, Hamilton, Ontario 7:00 pm (sharp); light refreshments following The Toronto Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society October 16, 2002 Julie Ross, PhD candidate, University of Toronto Arctic Archaeology November 20, 2002 Dr. Tracy Rogers, University of Toronto at Mississauga Forensic Archaeology Dr. Rogers will be using case examples to compare traditional archaeological methods and approaches to those utilized by forensic anthropologists during search and recovery of human remains. Room 560a, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St., Toronto. Everyone is welcome! Meetings begin at 7:30 pm. Port Credit Village Projects' Heritage Evening An evening of slides, talks, and anecdotes by Alan Skeoch, Mark Warrick, Frank Dieterman, Marian Gibson and morel Port Credit is the focus and the star of the evening. Wednesday, October 16, 2002 Clarke Hall, 161 Lakeshore Road West, Port Credit, Ontario. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Free admission Arch Notes 7(5) September/October 2002 Andrew Hins oral Resources Protection ofCultural Heritage Values in Forest Management and Timber Management Guidelines Andrew Pawlowski, McMaster University Establishing the Handedness of Neutral Potters Session One Setting the Stage Opening Remarks Chair: Cath Oberholtzer 2:10pm - Cath Oberholtzer, Trent University Fleshing Out the Evidence: From Archaic Dog Burials to Historic Dog Feasts 2:35 pm - Susan Jamieson, Trent University Wishin' and Hopin' at BdGn-12: Limited Activity and Low Visibility Remains in the Middle Trent Valley September/October 2002 Arch Notes 7(5) OAS svmposlum 7 3:00 pm - Joan Vastokas, Trent University Evidence for Aboriginal Authorship of the Peterborough Petroglyphs