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From CBA, Two Icelandic scientists have shot holes in the theory of the missing Norse tribes of the
Arctic.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/28/inuit_blond031028
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Melting Ice in Yukon Reveals Ancient Hunting Artifacts
From CBC, archeologists working in the Yukon's melting snow fields say they've found some of the
oldest evidence of human habitation in the territory.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/01/12/artifacts040112
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DNA study to settle ancient mystery about mingling of Inuit, Vikings
From Canada and International News, A centuries-old Arctic mystery may be weeks away from
resolution as an Icelandic anthropologist prepares to release his findings on the so-called
"Blond Eskimos" of the Canadian North.
http://www.canoe.com/CNEWS/Canada/2003/09/01/173945-cp.html
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Archaeology at Parks Canada
The official web-site explains Government policies to protect and manage archaeological resources
through the vast system of National Parks and National Historic Sites.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/pfa-fap/index_E.asp
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Arctic Fieldwork
Doing Fieldwork in the Arctic and Baffin Island.
http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/ArcticArchStuff/Fieldwork.html
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Ska-Nah-Doht
Reconstructed Iroquoian Village and Museum in Longwoods Road Conservation Area, Middlesex County.
http://www.lowerthames-conservation.on.ca/SkaNahDoht.htm
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Bog People Exhibit 'Disrespectful,' Critic Says
From Globe and Mail, head of Canada's top arts lobby group is upset at the inclusion of mummified
corpses from Europe in a current exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20021212/wbogg1212a/Front/homeBN/bre....
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Thule Archaeological Sites
Information and images of ancient Thule tools and lodging. The Thule are the ancestors to the
modern day Arctic Inuit.
http://www.hallbeach.com/thule-archeology-sites.htm
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Namu: A Pictoral Gallery
An overview of the history and prehistory of Namu are presented in this pictoral gallery by the
Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University.
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/bc/namu_src/index.htm
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Keatley Creek: a look into the past
A summary of the results of investigations undertaken at the Keatley Creek site by Dr. Brian Hayden
of Simon Fraser University between 1986 and 1996.
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/bc/keat_src/k0000001.htm
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Archaeology in Arctic North America
Provides a glimpse of archaeological research in this region and its results, focusing principally
on the Canadian Arctic
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/ArcticArchStuff/ArcticIntro.html
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Notukeu Heritage Museum
In Ponteix, Saskatchewan, houses the finds collection of the late Henri Liboiron. Biography,
illustrated description of the collection, and background information on the archaeology of the
province.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/notukeu/
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Zooarchaeology Reference Collection
The University of Alberta houses this collection of over 700 animal skeletons of Alberta and arctic
vertebrate species, domesticates, and a small number of mollusc specimens.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~sharpham/zooarch2.htm
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The History of Palaeoeskimo Archaeology in Newfoundland
The last 120 years of palaeoeskimo research in Newfoundland has evolved from an initial speculative
stage to a level where data is accumulated and loosely interpreted; it is synthesized under a more
general theoretical frameworks.
http://www.nfmuseum.com/palaeo.htm
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
A UNESCO World Heritage Site at Alberta, Canada. The interpretive center documents the buffalo
hunting culture of aboriginal peoples of the plains over a 5,500 year time-span.
http://www.head-smashed-in.com/
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London Museum of Archaeology
Museum devoted to the study, display, and interpretation of the human occupation of Southwestern
Ontario over the past 11,000 years.
http://www.uwo.ca/museum/
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Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
At Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, gives a taste of archaeology in Canada. Includes
photographs and descriptions of prehistoric sites at Charlie Lake Cave, Namu and Keatley Creek.
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/
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Homes of the Past: An Iroquoian Longhouse
Explore an Iroquoian village with The Royal Ontario Museum. Reconstruction drawings and model built
from the features of a longhouse unearthed by archaeologists, history and description.
http://www.rom.on.ca/digs/longhouse/
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Ancient Echoes Interpretive Center: Herschel, Saskatchewan, Canada
Highlights Aboriginal culture, archaeology, paleontology, and prairie ecology. Includes photographs
of four petroglyphs on dolomite boulders.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/herschel/
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