In an effort to maintain social distancing and follow the recommendations set forth by the Province of Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic, the following events have been regrettably cancelled for July/August 2020: London Chapter Picnic/Artifact Day on July 12th Lake Whittaker Archaeology Day on August 15th Thank you for your patience as we continue to navigate through this […]
continue readingApril Meeting Cancelled
Hello Everyone, After discussions with MOA, in an effort to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and follow the recommendations set forth by the Province of Ontario, we have decided to cancel the upcoming April 9th meeting and reschedule the speaker, Dr. Heather Hatch of the Museum, for one of our fall meetings. Thank you for […]
continue readingFebruary Meeting: Members Night
The next meeting of the London Chapter, Ontario Archaeological Society will be on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology, 1600 Attawandaron Road in London. The meeting is the perennial favourite Member’s Night where several speakers will give brief overviews of their recent archaeological activities. This year there will be four speakers talking about topics such as last summer’s London […]
continue readingJanuary Meeting: The Bead Hill Site
The next chapter meeting is this upcoming Thursday January 9th, 2019 at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. The presenter will be Dana Poulton. His presentation is entitled “The Bead Hill Site: A Late Seventeenth Century Village on the Rouge River, Ontario.” Results of limited test excavations and historic research indicate that the site was occupied from ca. A.D. 1669 to […]
continue readingChanging Perspectives on the Transition to Agriculture in the Levant and Beyond
Our next meeting is this Thursday November 14th at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. This month’s talk by Dr. Jay Stock, Professor, Western University is titled Changing Perspectives on the Transition to Agriculture in the Levant and Beyond. Dr. Stock will talk about his bioarchaeology/skeletal biology research and how it has played an important role in our […]
continue readingOctober Meeting- Bioarchaeological Analysis of Two Child Burials, Baja California, Sur, Mexico
Our next meeting is this Thursday October 10th at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. This month’s talk by Dr. J.E. Molto, Professor Emeritus, Western University is titled Bioarchaeological Analysis of Two Child Burials from Canada De La Huertita (BC111), Baja California, Sur, Mexico. Dr. Molto describes two child skeletons (burials 6 and 7) from a cave burial […]
continue readingLooking for Witches in Lancashire, England
Our next meeting is this Thursday September 12th at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. This Months speaker is Dr. Charles Orser (Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants with his talk titled Looking for Witches in Lancashire, England The trial of the “Pendle Hill witches” in 1612 is arguably the most famous case of witchcraft in England. Its orbit even […]
continue readingLake Whittaker Archaeology Day
The London Chapter of the Ontario Archaeology Society in conjunction with The Museum of Ontario Archaeology and Kettle Creek Conservation Authority are hosting an Archaeology Day at Lake Whittaker Conservation Area , 5840 Whittaker Lane, Harrietsville on Sunday August 11, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For more than 40 years the London Chapter, OAS has […]
continue readingAnnual Chapter Picnic & Artifact Day
Join us on Sunday, July 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m at Ska-nah-Doht Village and Museum for the Annual London OAS Chapter Picnic! Bring out your artifacts for identification, enjoy demonstrations by North American Champion Flint Knappers, and try your hand at the various activities of the day!
continue readingApril Meeting
Our next meeting is this Thursday April 11th at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. Doors open at 7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30pm. This month Dr. Dana Poulton will be speaking on the Pipeline and Rattlesnake Point Ontario Sites All are welcome and cookies and juice will be provided.See you there!
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