Lithic Identification Workshop with Bill Fox

The London Chapter is hosting a Lithic Identification Workshop details below:

Where: Museum of Ontario Archaeology (1600 Attawandaron Rd, London, ON N6G 3M6)
When: Saturday March 8, 2025 from 10am-2pm
Cost: free for Chapter Members, $5.00 for non-members

About the Workshop:
Bill Fox will provide a PowerPoint lecture to participants going over the basic techniques of identifying lithic materials including the geological processes of their formation, distribution across Ontario, and identifying characteristics. Following the presentation, participants with be guided through a review of selected specimens of the various lithic materials. The final portion of the workshop will consist of a fun, practical test, utilizing an unprovenanced collection of archaeological artifacts to identify the materials. Participants should come prepared with any questions they have and ready to engage with the materials provided.

About the Instructor:
William (Bill) Fox grew up in east end Hamilton where he began his archaeological
career as a young teen (see pending Arch Notes article). He published his first article in
Ontario Archaeology in 1967 (see publications page in Academia.edu website) and
graduated from the University of Toronto with an M.A. in 1971. He worked for the
Province of Ontario between 1972 and 1991 in various archaeological management
roles and was an active member of the Ontario Archaeological Society, including
President in 1979. He was subsequently employed by Parks Canada from 1992 to
2013, first as Chief of Archaeology for the Prairie and Northern Region and then in
various National Park management roles in the Western Arctic Field Unit, Pacific Rim
NPR, and the Trent-Severn Waterway. After joining Trent University as an Adjunct
Professor in the Anthropology Graduate Program in 2011, he served as Director of the
Trent University Archaeological Research Centre for several years.
He has been involved in lithic research in the Northeast, Cyprus (8 seasons) and
Mongolia (2018) for close to 60 years, beginning as a University of Toronto
undergraduate. Trent University, Department of Anthropology has named their lithic
reference collection after him to recognize his recent appointment as a Member of the
Order of Canada.

Registration: Pre-registration for the event is required, to register please click here. Registration fees for non-members should be sent via e-transfer to oaslondonchapter@gmail.com.