NSM Archaeology

Tonight at Saint Mary's University - all are welcome to attend this #Halifax public lecture by Dr. Mark McGowan! Reception to follow. @torschtheology.bsky.social

A graphic advertising the CAA 2p26 Canmore, Alberta. There is an image of a human figure holding a disc or circle, slightly abstract, in red and grey. Ti the figure's left, it says 'Call for Sessions is Open! Deadline: January 15, 2026'

It's TIME! Our call for session proposals is open!
We're preparing for the 58th Annual General Meeting of the CAA / ACA, in Canmore, Alberta, & we want you to join us!
We are accepting Session Proposals until January 15, 2026, so head to the link in our bio! 🏺 #CanArch #archaeology #conference

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Want to share news about your project, fieldwork or recently completed MA or PhD? Our newsletter is waiting! Copy deadlines: always open.Get in touch: newsletter@spma.org.uk

- Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo

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Ceramic day at the @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social with Christian and @nsmarchaeology.bsky.social

Orange graphic wit the text National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30 and the Nova Scotia Museum logo.

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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Not local but a great example of contemporary, urban archaeology with notable community involvement.

It is almost time to celebrate 103 years of Gus! Join us on Sunday, August 10, at the Museum of Natural, in the morning or afternoon for official celebrations. Gus will be taking his birthday walks at 11:00am and 2:00pm. 💚🐢 #halisky #halifax

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Museum Trails Closed⛔️
The Province is restricting travel and activities in the woods because continued hot, dry conditions have greatly increased the risk of wildfires.
The restrictions, effective as of 4 p.m. today, August 5. news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/0...

Colleagues, think about pitching a paper, research intro, or poster, or participate in a teaching roundtable!

August 1st marks Emancipation Day, a day to learn about and reflect on the contributions of people of African descent to Nova Scotia’s development, while recognizing the continuing legacies of historical enslavement and anti-Black racism.

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an archaeologist leans over a drawing frame across an open excavation unit to draw a feature

The Fort St-Louis project has wrapped for the season! One last photo - here an archaeologist adopts a spring peeper pose to map a feature (also known as archaeology yoga!) @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social #archaeology

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Two people use a drawing frame to measure and record a plan drawing of an excavation unit

One person stands in an open excavation unit while a second person sits at the side of the excavation. In the background a third person is recording and mapping another smaller excavation

Finishing up at Fort Saint-Louis with final recording and excavation of the baulks between units. Crew members Liz & Solène record a cellar feature. NSM Curator Kayla Rudderham & Margee Paul of the Sipekneˈkatik Archaeology Training School excavate a baulk @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social #archaeology

Thanks to Solène @somag.bsky.social for the photo!

A hand holding a round blue bead, part of the neck from a green glass bottle, a flake of grey-black flint, a sherd of white and blue tin glazed ceramic, and a sherd of green glazed ceramic

Another blue trade bead! And a mini overview of some of the artifacts that we see from Fort St-Louis - fine and utilitarian ceramics, flakes of stone from ballast flint, and some glass wares. All windows into daily life at the fort! #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Thanks to Liz and Eden for the excavation image!

Two people carefully excavating a piece of white ceramic visible among rocks and soil

The bottom of a white glazed ceramic dish with the bottom portion of a side handle visible

Last week, the Fort St-Louis crew found a white tin-glazed vessel in one of the units. Initially thought to be a medicine pot, the remnant end of handle suggests that this might be a decorative piece for the table. #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Five people working on a series of one metre by one metre excavation units

Theee women gathered around a screen for sifting excavated soil for artifacts

Two people looking into a one metre by one metre excavation unit, rocks are visible. One is taking notes about the excavation

Two people excavating in a one metre by one metre excavation unit under a sun umbrella. Another row of open excavations is in front of them and a pond and the nearby seashore are visible in the distance

We’re wrapping up a week of public digs at Fort St-Louis. Rained out one day but otherwise a busy schedule of volunteers learning to carefully excavate and identify artifacts @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social

Want to see more of this field season’s artifacts (of course you do)? Stop by the Open House at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington Thursday July 10 from 6-8pm to see what we’ve found! #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

More artifact cleaning! Can you spot one of our star finds, a blue trade bead? #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

A hand holds a bright green ceramic piece with a noticeable rim

A small white clay pipe bowl with a five centimetre scale bar below

A piece of white ceramic, possibly from a cup or small bowl. It is hand painted with yellow, dark blue and purple floral designs. There is a five centimetre scale scale bar below

Another stellar year for artifacts at Fort St-Louis - here are a few of our highlights thus far, including a green glazed earthenware jar, a tiny early pipe bowl, and a large bit of French tin glazed ceramic #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

A person sits in a one metre by one metre excavation unit taking notes in a cleared field by the ocean

A person excavates a one metre by one metre excavation unit, there is another unit in the foreground. Another person photographs two other units in the background

Five people excavate in four one metre by one metre sized excavation units in a cleared field

Despite some hot weather, the excavations are moving forward at Fort St-Louis, with some new units opening up and new faces joining us on site. #CanArch #fieldwork #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

A table set up with wash basins and cleaning tools in a museum room. Artifacts in bags are laid out and cleaned artifacts are drying on another table

Today we are on site at Fort St-Louis and at the pop up lab space at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington, giving the artifacts a good cleaning. Stop by either site for a visit if you’re in the neighbourhood! #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Digging into history at Fort Saint Louis in Shelburne County The Fort Saint Louis national historic site in Port LaTour, Shelburne County, is once again the focus of a month-long archaeological investigation by the Nova Scotia Museum and a team of community par...

Hot off the presses - some media coverage of the Fort St-Louis dig and this year’s project goals #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

One full week completed at Fort St-Louis with steady progress on a variety of units, plus visits from archaeological and museum colleagues. #canarch #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

National Historic site stone monument on a promontory of open land looking out onto the ocean

Two people with measuring tapes laying out an excavation unit on the ground

A person with a shovel preparing to lift the sod on a recently laid out excavation unit

We are into our first week of the 2025 field season at Fort St-Louis, with many enthusiastic participants already on site @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social

For friends following our work on #Scottish #Highland settlement sites in #CapeBreton - you can check out our final report here: canmore.org.uk/collection/2...

Big thanks to Historic Environment Scotland for the brilliant partnership.

NSM Archaeology participates in the climate adaptation implementation team for archaeology - visit the website at www.nsa-cca.com to see how you can help out!